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Originally posted by AOIIsilver
I tee-totally agree that there are more than 10 women in the US and Canada that would make GREAT AOII's or members of ANY of the organizations. (Gotta love the term: "Sisters Without Badges")
So this raises a question....How do we find them? I feel that most women have NO idea that AI exists.
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It comes down to recruiting the way our founders recruited. One at a time. How do our chapters find COB members? They look to women on their floor, in their classes. The women that I have known as PI Phi AI that did not have a family connection or had previously pledged but never initiated knew a Pi Phi through employment or other volunteer activities. It may not be fashionable in all parts of the country but we need to discuss our afflilations. If you find unaffiliated women, talk to them... see if that is something they'd want to do. Yes, some women will come to us, but sometimes we'll need to go to them.
I think all GLOs that have formal policies allowing (encouraging) AI have published something recently or are communicating with their members. Yes, some groups will facilitate the process if someone calls HQ, and some do not. At some point, perhaps NPC will step in and serve as an overall information center telling potential AI what to do and who to call, but that has not happened yet. Unless your organization will conduct an AI without any input of any member, it still boils down to who do you know, who can you contact. The women who frequent this board have found a wonderful resource here but again, they all knew that AI was a possibility.
Word of mouth is a wonderful thing! We need to toot our own horns!