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Originally posted by naraht
The fraternity has had to take action against alumni associations who have tried to make new brothers.
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It was stated to me by the national office that your chapter is allowed to create members, but those members will only be members of the Alumni Association and not members of the National Organization. Which really isn't much of anything. Because you still would not be able to where any letters.
I would actually love to have an alumni type of membership started. As president of an Alumni chapter, I run into many people who would like to be apart of what we are doing. Some have never been in school and some has degrees. It should be possible for a personto join Alpha Phi Omega when in so many cases they have failed while they were in college, because of:
1.) The chapter didn't send in their pledge fees.
2.) There wasn't an active chapter nearby where they could have joined during the now....
3.)...defunct extension membership program. where an individual didn't have to be in the same college where the chapter existed.
4.) There are circumstances where a interest group failed, and not by the the fault of one individual. But because there is no other way to join, he would have to go back to school where there already exist chapter or go back to school just to try it again.
5.) And there is always the chance where the individuals in a chapter doesn't reflect the influence what cause you to become interested in the first place. Your interest may be in the organization rather that being apart of the individuals in a chapter. Right now you are subjected to the uniqueness of the chapter.
6.) And if a group gets suspended right when a pledge group is going on, if their paper work is delayed for any reason, and that is there last semester in school, there is no way to correct the situation. Accept for that interested individual to go back to school, after the suspension is over.
7.) When a individual has to relocate before he can pledge.
8.) Some curriculums are so difficult it requires an individuals complete time.
9.) Some individual just have to many responsiblities to pledge during college. They have classes, children and work.
If they had an alumni membership I can see more members. And maybe even more dedicated members. I don't care about other organizations and trying not to be like them. I think we have a growth area here that we are not letting ourselves take advantage of.