[DST Love]

Originally posted by soror6:

Hey sorors and SF's! so true soror, so true! I am #6 out of 6 (Holdin' it down! ) and I enjoy the closeness that I have with my ships. We (undergrad) typically try to have a line that is in proportion to the amount of sorors who are there to actively make them. We also try not to pledge seniors, so they have the opportunity to develop a personal and working relationship with their ships and the chapter before they graduate. If we have 10 sorors in the chapter, we probably would not have a line of 60, because the ratio is off. Our goal is to bring people into our sorority who we feel will be an asset to the organization for life, so we will not turn quality people away either. I guess you have to find a balance and determine what you consider too large or small for your chapter's capacity and needs.

*** giggling about the passing messages***
I know that's right!

GSS girl.....while 150 people may be excessive on a line, I don't think that justifies you calling a sorority's line PAPER. A little excessive, don't you think? What if that chapter has 200 sorors? You don't know the circumstance, so be mindful

soror6
D.S.N.V. - Spring '91

Good point on your last paragraph. But here is something that I don't like about people saying don't pledge seniors. You shouldn't just be building for your chapter but also for the organization as a whole. And if there are seniors (like myself) who will be an asset to the organization and stay financial and active (like myself), then isn't that just as important? I do agree that you probably shouldn't have a gang of seniors, but I see nothing wrong with a few. A few of my LSs were graduating seniors and most of us are the ones that are still active and financial. You couldn't pay some of the Sorors I know (who were sophomores and juniors when they pledged that are now graduated) to remain active and financial. I've actually asked a Soror if she would like to go to alumnae meeting with me and she was like, "I just don't really care to. I don't have the time nor the money." Is this what DST needs more of? To some greeks, it's just about the calls, stepping, stolling, wearing jackets, etc. And when they graduate, that's it, unless of course there's a party, homecoming, or something. However for a senior, you've got to make it mean a whole lot more than that or you will be just another T-shirt wearer. And I know there are exceptions on both sides, but that's my take.

Here's what I was thinking: Maybe there should be more Fall lines instead of Spring that way it gives the seniors time to bond and work in their chapter after they cross.
Just a thought!!