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non-social GLO's
On our campus, where we have 5 fraternities, 2 sororities, and 2 "non-social" GLO's. (APO, and SAI)
On our campus, those two organizations are not part of either of the greek governing institutions(IFC and Panhel), and "take part" in greek week normaly by adding members of their organizations to other teams, so they don't have unified teams(they usualy don't have enough to field an entire team for the large events). there is a large greek BBoard in one of our main hallways. But both SAI and APO have their own boards, seperate from the main greek board. When matters come up that affect the greek system, they are not usualy considered part of it--both by choice and that the greek matters come up to the IFC and panhel councils, and doesn't reach them.
One of my main complaints is the ability to be in 2, or even 3 greek organizations with the SAI and APO duel membership options. I know a couple people who are in a sorority, and are also in SAI and APO. 3 rituals, initations. etc. I personaly would not feel comfortable joining another greek organization, for a number of reasons. One of the biggest being--I have great loyalty to the orgnizations I join. I would not be able to put my "all" into the other organizations. I am a Sigma Nu. I would not feel comfortable saying I am a Sigma Nu and a APO.
I do not consider them "real greeks" as you put it, for those reasons. I do not look down on them. But were they to ask to join IFC or panhel, I would be against it. I don't mind them being in Greek week, or participating in large "all greek" things, as long as they put in work and effort as well.
M.
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