[starang21]

Originally posted by Sistermadly
On the one hand, I understand that attitude. On the other, and I'm just speaking purely from my personal perception here, how could I possibly say I knew everything there was to know about all of the NPHC sororities without attending each of their interest meetings? Sure, the websites are informative, and there are books and magazine articles available, but these materials can only tell you so much.

It seems that the mental model for the NPC is "get to know the women, then get to know your organization". The model for the NPHC seems to be the exact opposite: "get to know the organization, and then get to know your sisters." Would that be a correct assumption, or am I way off base?

What about attending the meetings just to get a "feel" for the women in the different chapters? Yeah, I know -- you're joining "the whole organization", but for the four years a woman is in college (and the umpteen years after that), she's going to have to put up with the sisters on a chapter/local level. From what I've read/gathered, it's almost like a few folks are saying that even if they hated every member on their campus, the fact that they're an XYZ carries more weight than the interpersonal relationships they might build. If that's true, that's just.... I don't get it.

But that's the great thing about GC - we can learn so much from each other.

there are websites that give you adequate information. there are members who can give you some insight. the organization is bigger than an individual chapter. if you don't like those that are on the yard, and the organization is in your heart....you'll wait until it's your time to pledge.

you won't really ever truly be able to grasp the concept until you do more research.