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Originally posted by AGDee
I thought of a pro to being in an Inter/National group that hasn't been brought up...
Scholarships... Our Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation gives out MANY scholarships each year. Some are general, some are endowed for specific chapters or majors and some are for Grad students too.
We also have a program called SIS Grants which are emergency grants to help sisters in financial trouble, collegiate or alum, with a confidential application process and funds available within a few weeks. I presume other NPC groups have similar programs. Ours has helped women who've lost their homes due to hurricanes, fires, tornados, etc. It has helped women who had a medical emergency that they couldn't pay for.
As someone posted earlier, it seems as though locals are a 4 year college experience where with inter/nationals (although many don't stay involved) you have continued opportunities for lifetime involvement, no matter where you end up. I've made some of my closest friendships through my alum club and through volunteering.
Dee
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Both of these opportunities (scholarships/ lifetime involvement) are available through my sorority, but I'm sure it might not be true for all locals. I think for these two things, it would depend on how established your group is (aka how old and how large a membership and alumni membership) and how much emotional tie the members have to the group. Beloit tends to be a school that alumni always come back to, so it makes sense that graduated Thetas still feel a tie to the group. (For example, on our last I-night two weeks ago, an alum from the 70's just randomly stopped by the house because she wanted to see what it looked like. On I-night! It was a really weird coincidence, but we invited her to dinner and it was great.)