What experience though? I don't get it. These are not NPHC groups that are organized on a grad chapter level and continue functioning well that way. These are essentially undergrad groups.
To give an example: I am a Kappa Sigma, if a male were working with my chapter, or for my chapter, and gave a lot of service or was an adviser it might seem appropriate to recomend him for special initiation.
Also, if I were in an Alumni Chapter and a male was hanging out a lot with us, socialized a great deal and took part in whatever projects we had, and brought up that they might want to join, we might possibly recomend him as a special intiate.
What you guys are talking about is someone calling me out of the blue and saying: "I always wanted to be in a faternity. I have never had anything to do with any chapter. I either didn't pledge as an undergrad or nobody wanted me, and I just thought I would check out what the requirements of your group are to join. OH, and I don't know any Kappa Sigmas either, but I did read an internet site about them and other fraternities. And if you can't let me in could you steer me in the direction of a fraternity that will? Because I just really want to be Greek, the letters don't matter that much."
I will say that the groups that require affiliation through a chapter are smarter and are more likely to get service from their alumnae initiates.
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Originally posted by astroAPhi
Do we put out ads in the papers for AI? No. It's usually done by word of mouth though. Look at the alumni forum. Lots of women there have contacted chapters wanting information about AI and expressing an interest in joining because they feel that even though they're not an undergrad, a sorority would be a positive experience for them.
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