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Originally posted by Inquisitive06
As I reply to some of the responses to my last post, I do want to clarify some things. To CHOASDST.......much respect to your post (as well as the other responses). I do think that in my haste (with regard to my last post) I may have given some people the wrong impression. My post was basically three-fold:
1. To disagree with putting anyone (dead or alive) on the roles of any organization, PERIOD.
2. To question (and voice my personal 'displeasure' with) the 'honorary status' thang and
3. To show how the first two could have a similar result.
Now, my opinions were just that....OPINIONS!!! The idea of an "honorary" member, affiliation, status, soror or frat or whatever one chooses to call them serves no purpose (my opinion only) but ONE; and that is so that folks can put their name on the list.
I have been in greekdom for 14 years and I have seen it time and time and time again...where we boast (all of our orgs.) about who is down 'wit us.
When I hear that so and so is a Delta or so and so is a Sigma or so and so is an Alpha, AKA, Que or whatever, I don't hear people AVOIDING the honorary members. They don't say "well that person is a member but not a soror". I HAVE NEVER HEARD THAT.....EVER.
THIS IS WHAT I MEAN BY "PADDING THE NUMBERS".......................... Not literally "padding" how many people our orgs. have in total, but "padding" our number of "famous" members. I even remember looking at one particular organization's list of famous members several years ago, and I swear that about 75% (at least) were honorary. This was where my whole opinion on this whole thing was birthed.
So why are we now (seemingly) putting the distinction on "soror" vs. "member" versus "honorary". As far as I have seen, there is NO distinction when it comes to our many chapter websites that "PROUDLY" promote our achieving members.......even if they didn't pledge (or seek) us!!! I do NOT see any category separation.
Also, as my Frat. Bruh stated, I too have seen many people on Alpha lists who were not FRAT. As I said in my first post, all orgs. have this problem and it is not intentional but rather mistaken. Peace. In greek love......
InQ '06
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In Delta, there is a distinction between a soror and a member, although I'm not going to go into it here. But again, you can be assured it is not to "pad" our numbers. The honor of being welcomed into Delta is rare, very few are invited, and their have been cycles where NO ONE is offered an honorary membership.
Delta (or any BLGO for that matter) isn't hurting for members. And as for our Honorary SORORS, they are just that, SORORS and the honor is given for their achievments....not so Delta can have bragging rights! There are several HONORARY SORORS that the general public doesn't even know about, or aren't even aware that they were/are HONORARY SORORS.
I just don't agree with the "number padding" theory.
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