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Originally posted by MysticCat81
I'm not offended, AOIIalum. We are somewhat different, which has its pluses and its minuses.
However, I will repeat what I have put on these boards before. (Those folks, and there are probably lots of them  , who are sick of hearing this from me are welcome to skip to the next post.)
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No, I don't get tired of reading it. I like learning about your fraternity through your posts, MysticCat.
In my experiences, Sinfonia and Delta Omicron was quite exclusive to the schools of music on the campuses (campi?) I had knowledge of. There were plenty of NPC women in Delta Omicron at my alma mater. It was normal, it was accepted, but I can't think of a time when it caused a conflict for those members with dual memberships. The commitment a member had to their NPC seemed to take precedence, but I do not know if that was a choice each member made of themselves, the 'norm' for my campus, or just what I noticed myself.
Mystic Cat--does Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia allow dual membership in Sinfonia and and any other social fraternal group? I admit, my knowledge is limited and perhaps it would be best for me to check your (inter)national website?
sairose, I'm sure you never intended to start a flame war and asked your question in a sincere quest for knowledge. Entitling the thread as you did, and some of your comments throughout, led me to believe you had some kind of personal issue with AOII. I do not know if you can take any comfort in this, but this ongoing thread has caused me to do a little research about your sisterhood. I like what I found, and congratulate your founders for realizing that there was a need for an organized social outlet celebrating and promoting what they loved, their common bonds in music. I've learned that membership in SAI is restricted, to those with some kind of connection to music and possibly the arts (unsure on that so far) and membership in a social sorority is allowed.
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Originally posted by sairose
And maybe the groups won't change this anytime soon. Or ever. But...really listen to my concerns about this. Yes, each group has traditions, but sometimes those traditions change. For instance I'm willing to say almost all GLOs rituals have changed somewhat over the years before finally becoming what it is today...ours did. So why would it be such a bad thing to change a badge policy? Do you see what I am saying? Especially when the other GLOs badge policy conflicts.
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I respectfully disagree on both counts.
Not all GLOs rituals have changed through the years, because not all GLOs have had to change. Some of the sororities and fraternities were blessed with forward-thinking founders who somehow had the knowledge and insight to create rituals that would stand the test of time through the decades.
It would be a bad thing to change an existing badge policy when it has worked and continues to work for its' members. If the general membership has reason to request a change, each GLO has a procedure in place to mandate the change. If the general membership does not have a reason to do so, why should we change it? I love what AOII stands for, and part of that is held within my badge.
We may just have to respectfully agree to disagree on the badge wearing policies. I doubt you'll find any AOII who will say we should change, because I believe that we all agree with what AOII stands for. Hopefully, we can all accept that each group believes that each member should hold her/his pledge pin or badge closest to their heart, in a place of supreme importance over all other organizational jewelry.
Fraternally,
Christin