much respect...
i have been sitting back and watching this question to see if it will grow and of course it hasn't.
there may be a reason and with all respect i submit this to AKA2D '91 for her and others interest.
maybe one of the reasons why people have refrained from answering this question is because it can be slightly loaded. no one wants to hear that their reasons are "not good enough" (although this has not been done i'm sure the fear is there). also there have been times where i have seen when interests in XYZ organization express why they are interested they are told that they have said too much. And it is true that although the web is World Wide just a few small bits and pieces of your personal life can track an individual down very quickly.
i have read each persons reasons for wanting to be a member of their organization of longing and it is quite clear that people thought long and hard about how to clean up the phrasing on what is quite obvious and in plain english may not seem appealing.
there are a few things that people will say. and of course in my search for the perfect fit i have said them too:
1. i was affected by the individuals that i met in xyz sorority
2. although my parent and many of her associates were members of ABC sorority; i was immediately put off by "new school" members
3. i want to be a part of a sisterhood with likeminded individuals
4. i am an individual that is ambitious and i like to network and make connections...within my org and the larger greek family those connections are more accessible
of course no one is expected to say...hey i love the colors, i like the calls, the handsign, the prestige i will get on campus etc. these things are frivilous...these things will get you strange looks if you say them. but the reality is...that in some cases these are the things that prompted an individual to research xyz organization.
i don't remember where i read it on this forum...i believe it was posted several times by Rain Man that there needs to be a book about prospective etiquette. and this is a question that needs to have a full chapter.
i read this question again and i am sure that it is asked somewhere between the interest meeting and the end of the process and i smile when i ask myself, "what did folx say to impress someone so much?" because there is only so much you can say without seeming too knowledgeable, aggressive, or eager.
peace
[This message has been edited by lastpoetnsite (edited May 09, 2001).]
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