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Sorry to crash your discussion here...I don't know how much you already know about Surfing Sisters-but I thought I'd chime in just in case. Surfing Sisters is a Yahoo Group-you can set it up to be "members only" with one or two monitors designated to approve new members. We basically have it set up so that whenever a new person tries to sign up, they are sent an e-mail form to fill out, which allows us to confirm with HQ that they are who they say they are, and that they are in good standing.
After that, we just chat & have a good time. It is alot like a "brick & mortar" alum chapter...we have our share of drama, but overall it has been a wonderful way to reconnect & the support of women all over the country is amazing. We currently have over 400 women registered for the group, and about 160 of those are dues paying members (minimum dues for a DZ alum chapter to be recognized by DZ is $7 per person, per annum). We have a full slate of officers, and sent a voting delegate to convention this year. We do secret sister exchanges about 4-5 times a year, and that is always great fun. It's a great thing to have if you are like me, and don't have a collegiate chapter nearby, or a particularly involved alum chapter. We are considering adopting a collegiate chapter to support, and are looking for a signature philanthropy.
Anyway-that's it in a nutshell...and it works pretty well. We have looked at other services that you have to pay for, but so far, Yahoo has been good. I hope you all are able to find a way to do this-I know that if it weren't for SS, I probably would have drifted from DZ forever, and I know there are many others like me who have reconnected.
Edited to add: 1 thing that alot of people don't really like about the Yahoo group is that it doesn't separate discussions into threads. I wish we had an MSN-type community where we could do that so it would be easier to weed through some things.
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