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Originally posted by someblueguy:
-on a different note...
i have a question for the GLO folks. i have come to understand from the people that i've talked to and things i've picked up that MOST GLO members don't have any affiliation with their fraternity or sorority outside of the four/five years of undergraduate college. why is that? i know that there are people who do continue service with the org., like house moms/dads. but why do most people consider themselves alumni and say 'i WAS an xyz in college'?
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First I have to preface my remarks by noting that I am speaking as an outsider (not IFC or NPC member but rather more a local sorority noticing trends) and any "insider" is very welcome to correct me.
I have noticed (in at least one fraternity) that the alumni chapters are not strictly related to their active chapters. For example, graduating from OU does not mean that you will be in the OU alumni group (if there is such a thing). Their alumni groups tend to be determined by the number of alumni in regional areas. They do try to have events, but it is the frequent, if not constant, interaction that creates the bonds of brotherhood, and those chapters are not always found in the same region as their active chapter. Maybe this disconnection and lack of involvement in their fraternity is caused by this geographical distance and new subgrouping of the membership.
I know that I will always be heavily involved in my sorority. But I realize that it is impossible for all of my sisters to do the same. Most have scattered across the US, from New York, California, Texas, Indiana, and Florida. And my chapter only has about fifteen graduates at this time! Regular involvement from the alumni requires a certain amount of proximity and if our graduates are mostly from out-of-state (which at least 75% are) the occassions for which they can come back to campus are severely limited. In addition, I know that I am only as heavily involved as I am because we are so young and really need the leadership in all levels of the organization, local active, local alumnae, national, national expansion, etc.
Other than what I have said above, I don't know what else contributes to the problem.
Sorry I could be of more help.