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Originally posted by Asia2000:
I am tired of other Greeks hearing about my organization's effort to bring a chapter of a National Asian-American Interest Sorority to our campus and assuming we were immediately rejected for membership by other sororities.
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you too, Asia?
I have to wonder, with as many changes that have gone on in the span of time since the first fraternal organizations were founded here in the US, how can some (not all) people with affiliation in GLOs with history beleive that there isn't a need for GLOs that aspire to ideals and goals different from theirs? I think the emergence of LGLOs, AGLOs, MCGLOs (any ethnic GLOs, really) speak to that, as do sisterhoods such as my own, Sigma Alpha, AOE, Phi Sigma Rho, etc. The basic principles of a fraternal bond are common to all greek organizations - yet what our focus is, and why our Founders chose that focus, arises from a very specific need within the community.
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Not one girl in our organization even TRIED to join any other organization. Most of us never would've considered going greek if this particular opportunity never came along.
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Amen!!
When my Chapter was founded, all of the Chapter Founders (except one) had never rushed, and had never considered greek life before.
As far as questioning new-GLO members' motives and intentions concerned, I beleieve a strong, positive public presence (through philanthropies and other positive works) is of paramount importance - that's the only way (besides being an initiate) for anyone to know who we are, what we're about, and why we chose to take the responsibilities of a bond.
As far as loyalties and identity is concerned...*shrug*...I wear my letters on my heart, and my bond is within my soul...no challenge, from any authority (or one who thinks they are) can take that away from me.
Keep your chin up, Asia!
As long as you know who you are, there's no dispute.
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