Hi all,
I don't usually post, but I thought that since I have so many thoughts on the show I'd make an exception.
SAEPI reminds me so much of my own chapter sometimes it's scary. My chapter has been around almost as long as Sigma. I've also seen so many girls pledge our chapter simply so they can wear letters and say that their in a sorority. Then they realize that there's actually work involved in our pledging process and that we're serious about our goals and values.
Its also hard to run a chapter thats so young and inexperienced. Especially when most of your founding sisters have graduated or no longer hold a position of power. (Even when you belong to a national.) But hey someones got to do the job.
I think what this chapter needs right now is a group discussion session, pledges included. My chapter once had a situation where a newly activated sister accused myself of other sisters of "un-sigma like behavior"
(I guess its sort of the reverse of whats happening on the show). This totally tore apart our group. A line was drawn and sisters began to take sides.
Our pres solved this be setting aside our new business at our next chapter meeting and having an open discussion (following parliamentry procedures of course). This way everybody got to hear every side of the story. In the end everything was worked out and the missunderstanding was brought to a close
. We can make jokes about it now but at the time the whole situation was very upsetting.
I do think that what Jessie and the others did was very unwise. I understand that they were upset but it helped Jordan and the others turn the situation around. Instead of helping them see what they did wrong Sigma now looks like the bad guy. I think both groups need to apologize. Althought I think that Jessie was wrong that doesn't excuse Mara's rude behavior. Jessie did apologize to her. Mara should have done the same. Finally (after a post I didn't intend to be so long) I kind of think that if Ann hadn't said what she said Jessie was on her way to apologize to Jordan as well, but was waiting for her to get off the phone. But alas we shall never know.