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OK, but I was referring particularly to membership questions, though PhDiva's response was broader than just membership issues (and her points about integrating into an online community are important); and in my reading the OP was very heavily slanted towards the membership aspects of our organizations.
Also, I think that there are a couple of different conversations being collapsed here, i.e. what happens in the "real world" with regards to membership pursuit and what happens on a message board with regards to membership pursuit; and in my experience, those are two very different things. This is, ultimately, a messageboard, not some kind of Greek utopia; though, those who are so inclined can try to make it such if they choose. People can respond or not, be kind or not, as they choose (when and where TOSs have not been established). All of the moderators of the forums that I frequent (and I have been a member since 2000) have learned lessons over the years that now direct the ways that those matters are broached (along with organization particular protocols); and as with most things, each new instance presents an opportunity to hone policy to insure the best outcome.
I do understand the need for a degree of transparency within organizations and within the NPHC--I am still learning more about how that looks and works; and I think that being in adherence with university and college policy is also necessary for those branches of our organization (and all of our organizations are comprised of more than college chapters). However, with regards to the who, what, when, where, why, and how of membership pursuit with NPHC, I am not an advocate of transparency or disclosure just so that others might feel more comfortable and reassured about our organizations. Others levels of comfort with the workings of Alpha Kappa Alpha are of no concern to me. So, we may just have to agree to disagree on that.
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