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Originally posted by LexiKD
Plus since the intake process is so different it was hard to relate. It was my understanding that they couldn't deny membership on any basis...is that right?
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Very unfortunately, that is right. National service orginizations like APO and GSS, cannot formally deny membership to anyone. I used to be dead against exclusitivity, but now I'm for it. Next to non-committment, it is a big problem (at least in my org). Within the last year and a half we have had everything from thieves, to a male brother grabbing a female brother in a chokehold, to lesbian love triangles. Just flat-out drama.
All of that could've been prevented if we denied membership to certain boneheads.
Of course informally we can deny membership. For example, mysteriously "losing" their application at intake/rush, keeping them out of the loop on projects and get-togethers, and if they still don't get the hint some mysterious person takes their name off our chapter listerv.
