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Thinking that this thread may be about a PG in Region IV, I have spoken with the RD about this scenario. There are no issues what so ever with any current PG not getting their original letters back. She is not sure where this rumor started, because it has never been brought up to her, the Section Chairs, the National Office, or the National Membership and Extension PD.
Any Petitioning Group, of course must finish their requirements, submit their packet for approval from the National Membership Committee, and pass a Board vote. If all that is done, then they will be granted a Charter at which time they will be given their original letters back.
If there are ever questions like this again, please feel free to write your Section Chair or Regional Director themselves. All of their contact info is available at
www.apo.org.