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Originally posted by Sistermadly
But you were accepted, right? Isn't that the most important thing?
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That wasn't the point that I was trying to make, although I appreciate where you're coming from. Let's say that I could go through recruitment at one of these schools as a student, unbeknownst to anyone that I'm actually an initiated member--just to see how far I could go and how I would be treated. I sincerely doubt that I would have been selected by the chapters of my organization at other universities even though I obviously meet the membership criteria. Isn't there something inherently wrong with that?
Another reason African-American women may not be as willing to join NPC groups--you're not always accepted with open arms by other chapters in other regions! I'm applying to some graduate schools in the South, and I would love to be an advisor at one of those chapters--but would they have me? The concern about rejection from a sister--or an entire chapter-- could be too much to bear.