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Originally posted by 4RunnerStar
when i got my letter (both years) it said that i was NOMINATED. i never sent in a dime. i didnt even order the book. and i got a certificate in the mail after i sent in my bio.
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The HS version of Who's Who really doesn't mean too much (not putting you down! i swear! just learned from experience). A HS teacher or counselor is responsible for the nominating, I think they pretty much take the top 20% or so of the class.
When I was in it all four years of high school, your listing was free, but you had to pay like $10 to get your picture and like $35 to buy the book. Pretty much a money making scheme trying to take advantage of kids padding their resume. There are SO many groups out there that do this. I guess it's an honor to be dumb enough to fork over money to join 100 of these
) I joined a few, then I learned better, and only joined orgs that actually did something.
I'm pretty sure the Americans version is a little different... wouldn't surprise me if they charged a fee just for the listing. As for the selection criteria, I have no clue. But I think they're a little bit more prestigous - I walked past a set of them in the law library just yesterday.
Also, when you try to do statistics as to who is "greek"- what constitutes greek? Just NPC, NIC, NPHC type groups? I noticed in the listing with the President's and their orgs, Phi Alpha Delta is mentioned for several of them, and you'll see that for many lawyers and judges as well. However, as a Phi Alpha Delta, I do not consider Phi Alpha Delta to be anything like a "traditionally" greek group. It's mainly a professional org, with some social aspect. If I was just a Phi Alpha Delta, I would not consider myself greek.
Also, just cause I was in Phi Eta Sigma as a freshman (along with about 500 other freshman on my campus) -would that make you greek?