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Originally Posted by gee_ess
i vote with FSUZeta. I think you should temper what you say - it could come across kind of stalkerish. You might wait until the second COB event. It might make sense to have learned some more facts about a group after attending one of their events. Then you could talk about one or two things you learned - like the philanthropy.
Just don't make yourself look like a walking XYZ knowledge book. It is their group - you are a guest so you don't want to appear as if you are already in the group and know everything the members do. Again, as said above, "pace yourself!"
my two cents...
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This. We had a girl attend a COB event. At the next event (which was a philanthropy event), she mentioned how she loved our international philanthropy. At another event, she remarked how she loved my t-shirt and this led into a discussion about how she loved our colors.
Once she was going through her new member education program, we found out she had extensively researched the international organization. However, she didn't do anything psycho like pre-emptively memorizing all 27 of our founder's names.
Also important to point out is that she didn't just randomly throw out facts. They fit into the flow of the conversation. If you mention anything about the org, make SURE that it fits in with what you are talking about. Otherwise, you come across as a stalker/bragger.
Good luck!