This is a good topic!
Even if the organization really did make the person --- do you really think that they would come on a forum such as this and disclose that information?
We all like to think that we make our perspective organizations, or we wouldn't have joined in the first place -- at least I hope that's the school of thought.
Please realize that people join for many different reasons: for fame, glory, recognition, sister/brotherhood, or to actually do the WORK at hand. Regardless of the reason we are all sisters and brothers and should be treated as such. Hopefully those that joined for 'fame', 'glory', or 'recognition' would finally realize the true meaning of our organizations. Eventually they will grow and understand what our founders were fighting so hard to obtain.
It saddens my heart to see all of these Tee-shirt wearers out here claiming and proclaiming, but not doing the real work. I don't know about any of you, but the real work began AFTER I crossed those burning sands (and I bled, sweated and cried for DST - literally).
So just in case your organization does makes you -- it is still time for evolution/revolution, because Membership in a BGLO is a lifetime commitment!
~daLuv