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Originally posted by 1 Woman of Virtue:
If it is God's will for me to pursue this to fruition, He'll make a way. IF that includes a Memberfriend wanting to help me, then great, but if not Let God's Will Be Done.
While I have found a LOT of useful information regarding my interest on this board, the conversations I've enjoyed the most, had little to do with information regarding your organization.
In the end, if you can help me, I appreciate it, and I thank God for moving on your heart and allowing me favor in that area. If I'm out of line, please correct me in a manner that will not leave me broken. If I'm so out of line that you have to go there, please pray for me at the same time! :P
Otherwise, I really enjoy this board, and will continue to gladly take any info/support a Memberfriend can provide.
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I totally agree! I usually don't respond to threads that aren't "light-hearted", but I felt compelled to respond to this one. I feel like the majority of the Sisterfriends that have responded feel: The Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc.
DO NOT have to tell us ANYTHING! If they choose to give us any advice it is because they are being graciuos and generous--
NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO! I don't think many people understand this.
Half of the time, you don't even have to ask a question--all you have to do is SEARCH and you will find the anwsers to most of your questions. I took the time to observe this board, as well as some of the other Greekchat boards, before I made my first post. And most of the posts I do make have nothing to do with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.--I just respond to threads that are thought-provoking, interesting or fun. If anything I say is misconstrued then I am more than willing to explain myself or apologize, if necessary. Also, if I am ever out of line, I want to be corrected. Ladies, if you do make a mistake, then
SIMPLY OFFRER YOUR DEEPEST AND SINCEREST APOLOGIES AND MOVE ON! It takes
A REAL WOMAN to admit when she's wrong, and it takes an
EVEN BIGGER WOMAN to apologize (and mean it) for it. We are all grown women that know how to conduct ourselves as ladies should. Sometimes you may not necessarily like the "tone" that a Memberfriend or Sisterfriend uses when addressing you, but sometimes "tough love" is necessary and I'm sure that they are only telling you this because they are trying to help you! These are women (the members) that have been through what you may or may not be given the chance to go through--
THEY HAVE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE NOW, AND THEY HAVE WHAT YOU DESIRE, so RESPECT THAT (think of it as if it were your boss or your grandmother--people you would never dare disrespect!). What would you do if the same situation occured with a member on your campus?
I AM SURE you would not
DARE get a "stank attitude" with them. I just do not understand how someone could get an attitude or disrespct a member of the organization that they desire to become a member of! That just makes me so angry!
If you did not get the kind of answer you thought you would get to a question you asked, then
MAYBE YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO KNOW! These ladies are kind enough to try and help you,
but that does not mean that they are going to do the work for you! Just because the invention of the internet has allowed us to have things such as this useful forum does not mean that the work is going to be done for you. While you may be told some advice,
TAKE THAT ADVICE OR INFORMATION THAT IS GIVEN AND GET UP OFF YOUR BEHIND AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH! What would you do if there was no such thing as the internet--if there was no "Greekchat"? Think about it. These are not just things that apply to your quest for membership into this prestigious sorority, but
TO LIFE IN GENERAL. How will you SUCCEED in life if you cannot or refuse to do things for yourself? You won't achieve most things in life without working hard for them. And the things that you work hard for are the things that you cherish the most--that is the way you should feel about this esteemed sorority. Take the advice that is given by the members--keep up your grades, do some community service (not just so you can gain membership but because you want to "give back" to your community and have a positive affect on others), learn the meaning of
HUMILITY AND DISCREETION and practice both of them, and work hard for what you desire, and
IF IT IS IN GOD'S WILL and you are
BLESSED ENOUGH TO BE CHOSEN for membership, then it will happen for you.
Lastly, I want to sincerely
THANK ALL of the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the moderators of this forum esp., that extend a helping hand to Sisterfriends like myself. You help is
TRULY APPRECIATED by serious Sisterfriends. Also, to those Sisterfriends that put themselves "out there" to help another Sisterfriend--thank you also. [b]NO ONE IS OBLIGATED TO HELP ANYONE[b/] so any help that anyoe gives is from the kindness of their heart, and that is really a beautiful thing.
Sorry for the long post but I just had to get all this out.
-The Usually Silent Observer
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"If there is no struggle, there is no progress"--Frederick Douglass
[This message has been edited by Sugar_N_Spice (edited June 17, 2001).]