[SmartBlondeGPhB]

<The views below are mine and mine alone. They in NO way represent any official Gamma Phi Beta position>

As someone who transferred to another school (and knows a number of other women who have done the same thing) I do not agree that transfer students should be able to join a new group just becasue they pick a school that doesn't have their GLO. BAD reason, choose a school that has your GLO if it's that important.

And before any of you jump down my throat, I have not always thought that Gamma Phi was a wonderful organization.

When I was a pledge, our chapter had about 30-50 women on a campus where total was over 100. My freshman year was spent listening to why or why not we should continue at that campus. If you have never been a part of that discussion, it is not something I would ever wish on my worst enemy. We prided ourselves on the fact that we were small and had a great sisterhood. However, that experience pitted sister against and got ugly at times. And yes, the chapter did close.

But, I was a pledge for a YEAR. I had ample opportunity to leave Gamma Phi. BUT I DIDN'T.

I transferred midway through my sophomore year (totally grade related) and came home to regroup. 1.5 years later I transferred to another 4 year college and of the 3 schools I looked at, 2 had Gamma Phi chapters. I visited UPS and the Gamma Phi house and that is where I finally ended up. And I had a wonderful time.

I consider it LUCK that I am still a Gamma Phi (lucky they kept me at some times). My experience as a freshman could have soured me for the whole organization (and it did for a short amount of time) but I got over it. Even the women who went through total hell over the chapter closing still remained Gamma Phis. I am now more involved as a Gamma Phi than I ever was and even though at times I feel burned out, I don't see my involvement changing anytime soon.

Am I that loyal to anything else? NO (family excluded)

And as for the women who are hazed, well they aren't the ones who should leave the organization.