AIs - Which chapter?

[Jen]

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[midwesterngirl]

Yes,I agree. I like your idea of the alpha lambda and then the initiated chapter designation.

[polarpi]

ADPi AIs are typically initiated into the Omega Alpha chapter (I got to see three AI's at Convention in June!), but I think that exceptions to this can be made (not entirely sure, however).

[WCUgirl]

Alpha Xi Delta AIs are initiates of the chapter that initates them. Unless they're initiated at Convention -- then their chapter designation is Alpha Deuteron.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Alpha Xi Delta kind of does it both ways ... if you are initiated at a college chapter than you are a member of that chapter. If you are initiated at convention (we had 4 this summer) than you are a member of the national chapter which is designated as Alpha Deuteron.

[CutiePie2000]

I'm not lovin' the idea of an "AI" designated chapter (Alpha Phi does this and so does Alpha Delta Pi -- this is only provided as information and is not intended as anything other than such).

As we have seen, sometimes, AI's run into women who are a bit "funny" about the whole AI issue and don't consider AIs to be "real" sisters, since they didn't join in college, and being assigned a chapter with no real "geographic designation" doesn't really help matters in terms of being perceived as a true, initiated sister, know what I mean?

Whereas, when you are initiated and are designated a collegiate chapters "call letters", no one has to know how or when you were initiated, unless you actually tell them.

I guess I just prefer a lower stress life and not having to explain myself to people all the time. Shrug.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally posted by ariesrising
Would you rather your chapter designation be that of the collegiate chapter that initiated you or a special chapter made up of all AIs?

To answer your original question, I would prefer to be affiliated with the collegiate chapter that initiated me.

[navane]

In Gamma Phi Beta, AIs are initiated with the collegiate chapter which sponsors them, which is most often the chapter which is the closest geographically. In my case, I "wasn't allowed" to initiate with the Long Beach State chapter, or my Big Sister's chapter at University of Southern California. I was initiated into the University of San Diego chapter because it's just down the road from my house.

I also prefer having a collegiate chapter designation. I'm not sure I would be keen on an AI designation or dual-designation. Though, when looking at a list of Alpha Phis, it's always cool because I can easily spot all of the AIs!

.....Kelly