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Originally posted by Asia2000:
what if, after you get to know your sorority intimately, you find that her principles, the true meaning of her symbols and letters, are not what you had in mind and not what you wanted to be a part of. What then? In a BGLO, I know you can't just drop out and decide oh, I'll go be a SGRho, Delta, whatever instead.
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Again, I have to preface my remarks by mentioning that I belong to a non-NPC or NPHC sorority.
I know that for my organization, almost everything is covered in candidate (what most others call pledge) education. However, we strongly advise our candidates to wait to initiate if they have any questions about who we are.
This is probably done because our founding chapter almost became a chapter of another national sorority before they became aware of "significant differences". Since I am not a founder or a member of that chapter at that time, I don't know what those differences were. But I would imagine that is the reason we give all initiates a specific opportunity to leave before initiating.
Our governing policies (and the spirit of our organization) does not limit a non-member (whether deactivated or depledged) from pursuing another sorority. However, I understand that this is not the norm for NPC sororities. I believe that once a member has initiated, they are not allowed under any circumstances (such as deactivating) to pledge another sorority.
[This message has been edited by Gizmo (edited August 09, 2000).]