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Well I didn't want to start a brand new thread about this so I will just kinda ask here.
I was just curious what NPC's policy is when it comes to single mothers who want to join. I have heard that single mothers aren't allowed and that there was one sorority that had one sister "go alumnae" when she found out she was pregnant.
I am in a local and there is word that one of our PNMs does have a child and is fresh out of high school. In the past we have had a single mother join (older) and she couldn't make it to a lot of events, skipped meetings and eventually de-pledged b/c she just didn't have the time. We recently had another girl with a child try to recruit, but using past experiences and some girls being concerned with "image" or whatever, we didn't accept her. I thought it was shallow but then again, since our pledge semester is rather busy, I wondered if she would have time to go to all the events AND take care of her child.
So basically my question(s): What do NPCs, other locals, or even fraternities, do if a potential new member wishes to join and he/she has a child/is pregnant? Is there ever a large debate? If you have, do they have a harder time going to activities? And if you do want to accept girls with children, but you have sisters/brothers that are completely against it, how can you tell them, nicely, that they should just be given a chance? Thanks!
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