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Originally Posted by DubaiSis
What are they trying to achieve from affiliation? They can't rush with the Panhellenic chapters so what other benefits are they after?
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Originally Posted by Titchou
To what purpose would be the associate membership?... Do they just want some sort of recognition?
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Originally Posted by clemsongirl
...I'm curious: what benefit do these groups get out of Panhellenic affiliation versus not being Panhellenic associates?
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OPA has a few chapters who are associate members of their campus Panhellenic group. They don't participate in recruitment, but they do participate in the other traditional Greek events on their campus -- which they wouldn't be able to do if they weren't associated with Panhellenic on the local level. Those vary from campus to campus but include Greek Week, philanthropy competitions, Homecoming competitions, etc. The chapters who have chosen to do this are happier with their relationships within the Greek community. They have a lot of fun with those activities and feel like it increases their campus visibility.
Our other chapters have no interest whatsoever in joining their campus Panhellenic council. Recognizing that each campus environment is different, we leave the decision up to the chapters.