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Originally Posted by 33girl
Jenn - there may have been reasons (like other NMs) that what was said was said. Maybe technically you are to be treated the same as sisters, but the fact is, if NMs are spouting out too many opinions on things they don't really know about at meetings, blowing off NM education or not taking it seriously, or feeling their oats a bit too much at mixers...it's not going to go over well. It's just not, no matter how much you try to legislate it away.
If it seems to come out of the blue, it is likely that something specific happened. I agree with whoever said to ask your big/sponsor/whatever-she's-called what's going on.
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That's what I was going to say! Rarely do people do a totally 180 like this without a reason. There was probably a new member or two who were getting a little sassy.
We had this situation when some brand-new women were refusing to do some of the necessary portions of the new member education because they were
already a sister. (And by necessary portions, I mean like learning our Founding Date and our Ideals and Objectives). The President and Membership Educator had to sit the whole group down and give a similar speech. Everyone was still nice to them, but they needed to learn where they were on a totem pole. It didn't make them a lesser sister or person.
Realizing that you are "new" and acting appropriately is an important skill to acquire, and not just in a chapter. It applies in any place: a school, a job, or even a family when you get married.
In addition, please remember how you felt 3 or 4 years from now when the new women come in. Don't act like you've earned superior treatment because you've been a member longer. Remember how you feel now.