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Originally posted by Nhfulmer
With all of the other organizations open to women, why would anyone want to join a group that has as its basis collegiate membership? I guess I just don't understand.
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I'm an alumna initiate and I was part of a colony that did not come to fruition in college (this university had no Greek system to speak of, other than 1 men's fraternity). Then I switched universities after having a death in my family. As that university did have a Greek systerm, and I was craving friendship and support, I went through Rush. Unfortunately for me, since I'd had a death in my immediate family, suffice it to say that I did not make the "perkiest" rushee. Since I knew a lot about Delta Gamma already, but I had not yet been initiated, I suppose it always felt like "unfinished business" to me. Enter my 30s and I found that this desire to be initiated did not go away. I also wanted to join for the friendships and networking, which I try to make the most of. I expressed this desire to the Delta Gammas that I had met all those years before, and I am pleased to say that 2 Former National Presidents and a National Vice-President were my sponsors.
I now have DG friends in different parts of North America and even in Australia. I am so happy about this and I am devoted to my Fraternity; I pay my dues, support the collegiate chapter during Recruitment and in other ways, such as Founders Day. We don't have the same degree of "involvement" as I imagine that you have in "The South"...we don't have a City Sponsorship Chair or anything like that. However, we love our Delta Gamma deeply and try to ensure her longevity all the same!
