Hello ladies,
I am really having a difficult time sorting my thoughts out regarding this situation right now but here goes. I am interested in pursuing membership into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. I will be a sophomore in the fall and after being at my school for a year and seeing the involvement of the ladies on campus and in the surrounding community, I believe that this would be a fit for me. The problem that I have is that I don't really know any of the AKA's. It's not like I think knowing one will give me a better chance of being extended an invitation to pursue membership, but I have read many things that said it is important to know ladies in the chapter that you are interested in joining. I don't want to just show up at rush having never had a real conversation with any of the members of AKA. I went to HS with 3 of them and I believe 2 of them at least know my name; however, I don't think this is enough. I don't want to walk up and say "Hey! When's rush?" or "I wanna be an AKA!" but I want to get to know some of them because they seem like cool girls and also I think it's important to know if I would be a good fit before I even express interest.
Basically, I would like to know:
1) How have u in the past approached women in the chapter that you were interested in joining? It doesn't have to be like you are approaching them to express your interest but how did you get to know them in general?
2)What degree of interest did you show, if any?
3)Did any of you go to an informational meeting, or to rush having never spoken to a member of the chapter regarding your interest?
4)Do you feel it is ok for me to go to an informational meeting having never spoken to one of the women in the chapter and then hopefully get to know them after that?
5)I guess this is the most difficult one...but HOW do I go about talking to these ladies? I only had class with one before and I never had anything to discuss with her. On my campus the members in BGLO's are EXTREMELY separated from others in many ways. It's not like they don't talk to anyone else or have friends who are not greek (I am friends with some-but not any women) but when it comes to the who's who of black people on campus, they are mostly in greek orgs. The majority of big campus events for black people are organized by members of BGLO's. So for more reasons than not, approaching them is intimidating. I am at times a shy person but I am willing to take more steps away from this, especially in pursuit of AKA.
I know that was really long and I apologize. Really. I just have so many questions and no one in front of me to ask them to. I also understand if there may be things here that you feel it is inappropriate for you to tell me. If so, I apologize in advance. I mean absolutely no disrespect nor harm. I am just interested and my mind is full of thoughts.
Thanks in advance for your replies!
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