[33girl]

MysticCat's absolutely right.

There's an alum from my chapter who's given thousands of $$$ to the national organization but she has never come to any of the alum events the collegiate chapter has, or any alum chapter events. On the other hand, there are collegians and recent grads who work their asses off making websites and participating in every event but don't have $$$ to give.

Is the woman who donates money more important than the woman who donates time, or vice versa? No, we need both. Sometimes you get people who give both, but for a lot of people that's not possible. I think one of the barriers to alum involvement is when we put too strict parameters on what "active" means.

Edited to add, Blackwatch, thank you for bringing up the topic of power integration vs. space integration. I think there are too many white people out there who believe that blacks fought for integration because they wanted to hang out with white people and get invited to their barbecues. It had to do with the facilities and the opportunities, not the people. That being said, everyone is an individual first. The GLO you choose isn't something you have to explain to ANYONE, anymore than you have to explain why you are wearing red underwear or had oatmeal for breakfast.