Regarding New Members attending chapter meetings: in my sorority, the policy is that they attend the first formal meeting before initiation (usually it's like the week before or the week of initiation) so that they can see how our meetings are structured and can get a feel for them so that when they become actives they aren't going to feel overwhelmed in their first meeting. However, anything regarding "airing dirty laundry" during any meeting is saved for Open Forum. As they are not yet initiated, Open Forum is the one part of the meeting that they aren't allowed to be present at.
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