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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
AOII has a NM exam which is required for initiation, but then again, we have a Membership education exam every year that initiated sisters must pass. All NMs and initiated members, therefore, must show proficiency with AOII history, policies, etc. It's the way we do it.
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AST also has a new member exam, as well as a sister exam. You only have to take one exam per school year. For example, the sister exam is usually given in or around March. If a new member was initiated in fall 2009 (after taking a new member exam), she would not be required to take the sister exam until spring 2011.
Neither exam is extremely difficult and/or lengthy. If a new member were to fail (which rarely happens), the test is usually given at least a week before initiation so that she has enough time to make arrangements to re-take it.
If a sister does not pass the initiated sister exam, she is placed on poor standing (no social events, can't vote in meetings, can't hold a position) until she passes. But again, this rarely happens, and the test is usually re-taken and passed shortly after the failed exam.