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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
It has always bothered me to see the term "founders" used when a National fraternity/sorority charters a local chapter at a campus. To me, each National organization has only one set of FOUNDERS -- the ones who began the organization -- the ones who wrote the Ritual, chose the colors, selected the name, etc. I feel that term should be reserved for them.
Those who start the organization on the local level, I feel, should certainly be recognized as "charter members." They sign the chapter's roll book first and have the opportunity to begin strong traditions on their individual campuses.
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I hear you. This is true for my org as well. The term "Founders" should be used to refer to the founders of the organization (even though they are also of course charter members) and "charter members" is what we call the first group of a newly chartered chapter; however, it is common to hear members mistakenly refer to them as founders or founding members. Overall, it depends on the organization.