Underground member? Who would want to be a member not officially recognized? I just don't understand. Having to hide and not being able to wear your letters, not being able to tell anyone, not having any membership card, never being able to be recognized as an alum. I just don't get why anyone would choose that.
And I also don't understand why an organization would choose to get members that way. Is it that they can't find enough qualified members to belong to their organization? And if the chapter is suspended, do they really think they're keeping the chapter alive? If the chapter is reactivated, don't they realize that all those underground members still won't be recognized? Someone help me to understand.
It sounds harsh, but I don't know if I would really consider an uninitiated woman my sister. In my mind, unless nationals gives the okay for you to be initiated, you aren't. You must fulfill ALL the requirements of sisterhood. No half-stepping. Honorary sister? Maybe.
McCoyRed, I don't think anyone would consider your chapter or you to be underground. Since your chapter has no school affiliation, your relationship to any school does not matter.
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