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Many aspirants, applicants, and (insert what each NPHC sorority and fraternity calls its pre-initiates) feel entitled to NPHC membership all of the time. They can feel entitled because they are legacies, they know people prior to coming to college, they have friends on the yard and in the chapters, they are highly accomplished, they have excellent grades, they are physically attractive, etc.
Some of these people will make it and others will get rejected. Some of those who are rejected will go on to join other NPHC orgs. That's fine especially considering how the NPHC intake format has changed over the generation(s).
Some NPHC applicants who get rejected do respectfully ask for reconsideration depending on who the decision making body is. I respect those who respectfully ask for reconsideration after getting rejected, even if they do not get reconsideration. Life happens and even those who make the decisions can have to reject people who would otherwise be accepted. I also respect those who keep trying for membership after rejection, even if they are rejected multiple times for whatever reasons. Application eligibility is for a lifetime if you meet the criteria and
membership is for a lifetime and that includes all of the rites and rights, privileges, cultural practices, and responsibilities even when you're the oldest member in the crowd.
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