Regal:
I don't recall my Soror saying that people who attend 2 year institutions are stupid and unworthy of my sorority. There are members who did attend JCs and then continuted on to attend a 4 year, plegded and are very active and continue activity in the sorority.
kuu-kuu's explanation seemed pretty plausibe to me in that a two year turnover would make chapter activity very difficult. There would HAVE to be a rush every year to ensure new members after the old one's graudated and went on.
But also, because SCHOLARSHIP is one of the main foci of most of the BGLOs, then attendance and SCHOLARSHIP at the four year is the standard. In order to get into a masters/ph.d program, one has to have achieved a high academic record at an ACCREDITED FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION. Point, blank. It shows that one has the endurance, time management skills and determination to start something (four years is twice as long as two, remember and a lot of people take even LONGER) and finish it. It also shows a dedication to academic scholarship. I know people personally who attended JC's in LA simply because they felt they couldn't "handle" a four year. So why would I think they could handle the lifetime committment of my sorority. I didn't knock their decision but can you handle waking up at 7:00 a.m on a Saturday to feed the homeless or what? I am not saying that to generalize to people at Junior Colleges but that is a fact with some people. Additionally, we all know that 3.0 GPA at a four year is "different" from a 3.0 at a 2 year. That is the way it is. A 3.0 at Harvard is simply more preferable than a 3.0 at Los Angeles City College.
Can I ask, without sounding condescending, what your plans are after attending the 2 year? Most (not all, but most) people actually attend two-years with the intention of continuing on to receive a B.A. Understanding this, we probably didn't feel like we were doing a HUGE injustice by making that the standard. I know of people who attended a JC, received the AA, thought that was going to be it and realized that they would HAVE to get that B.A. to be as infuential as they had desired to be. Many go on to get B.S. in whatever field and then M.S. (I know this is the case for many nurses for example who get BSNs and MSNs) then go into healthcare administration and blow all the way up.
My Soror suggested that those that are interested shoot for the stars, set further goals and GO FOR IT!! What's wrong with that?
It sounds like everyone is ready to throw in their hats. Like "Why continue my education, your organization needs to take me as is?"
Why?
Also, the object is to be active FOREVER. Into the alumnae level. That means being active for like, 50 years or so.
I could go on forever, but I will let others answer the question.
Sorry for the length of this post.
PEACE all!!!
[This message has been edited by DELTABRAT (edited October 10, 2000).]
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