Thanks soror, I am aware of what the C&B says regarding Honorary Members. I was speaking in terms of MY take on Honorary Members.
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Originally posted by Virtual Violet
An Honorary Soror is a Soror, however she is not a "member" of the organization (check your C&B). As you know we have plenty of Sorors who aren't "members" of the organization, and thus do not a voice is the path the Sorority takes.
To Inquisitive06
Now I don't beleive that granting Honorary membership to anyone is a means of "padding" member numbers. As we all know, none of the NPHC orgs have a problem with having the masses join, and trust me, the decision to grant honorary membership in Delta is NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY and does not guarantee that ANYONE will get it.
Honorary membership is solely to recognize women who reach a point of excellence in their fields, through hard work, tenacity and life experience, as well as her education (WHATEVER that may be)and not only because they are FAMOUS. We have serveral Honorary Soror that are NOT household names, but whose work and example were deemed worthy of honorary membership.
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