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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl
I think during the no contact period the CPC is supposed to be publicizing recruitment and getting women to sign up. A chapter is not supposed to promote their individual chapter but instead encourage everyone to go greek.
If a school has a greek system where the IFC and NPC work together to promote going greek but the MCGLOs are separate and able to give bids during that time, I think the school needs to either 1) move up recruitment or 2) get all the councils on campus to work together. In a perfect world all greeks would promote greekdom in general while educating PNMs about the different groups so the PNM can chose to pursue what's best for him/her.
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While I do agree that all GLO's should be open to intermingling and working together, there are many things that will not overlap. A prime example would be "bids." NPHC organizations (for sure) and the NALFO organizations that are active in my area do not do a bidding process. The NALFO organization currently on the campus has a process similar to those of the NPHC. While NPC organizations are sure to have recruitment every year (minus a campus ban or something extreme), the organizations I am aware of may or may not choose to have intake every year. There is no purpose to have a no contact period because we do not "recruit." If a person is interested (we do not use PNM in our language) they are more than welcome to come to events and learn about our organizations.
I think that learning more about each others councils would be a great start, because it helps during conversations like this one. Having a program to promote all GLO's on campus is great idea, but we need to make it clear that each council is different and may have different goals/initiatives/traditions. Heck, we barely speak the same language (Community service vs. philanthropy/PNM/intake/etc. etc.)
I can say that if I caught wind of a person who went through the process was initiated into a NALPO organization and then "quit" the organization and tried to get into my organization, it would be a swift NO. I give equal respect to the NPHC, NPC and NALPO. The NALPO is not just some fringe "multicultural" council. This chapter took their time and energy and decided to pick the OP to be in their lifetime sisterhood, and she quit. I see this same conversation about PNM's not wanting to be in a chapter when the women took their time and energy to offer a bid to them and there is no sympathy in those posts. I feel none in this situation either. Same difference.