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I hear you
Starang21, I hear what you are saying. Membership comes with privileges, and in my opinion, you need to put in effort to earn those privileges. I want to see whether or not a person is going to be loyal, respectful, and bring a diligent work ethic to her classes and my organization BEFORE she can call herself my sister. This is not something I want to find out after she is already wearing my letters.
The membership process is a time for the prospectives to learn and the actives/alumnae to teach. It's a time for the class to learn how to work as a team, how to be resourceful, how to rise to challenges (not hazing) and feel a sense of accomplishment when they reach heights they never thought they would. It's also a time for actives and alumnae to teach (not haze) the ladies about their history, what they value, what they focus on, how they operate the chapter and national, and emphasize that they are making a LIFE LONG COMMITMENT. It is during this process that ladies need to truly decide if they want to become members, and if they are willing to take on the responsibility that goes with it. But...it would be too late for that if I already gave them my letters, right?
This is just my opinion.
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