Why is AI so long???

[GPhiBLtColonel]

I have mixed feelings about having a special AI designation -- like it will always set them apart and after a time as far as I'm concerned they are just like everyone else who is a member of Gamma Phi. There will always be some who sneer at AI in all the GLOs - why exacerbate that by giving AIs a separate designation?I am glad we have the AIs get the chapter designation of the collegiate chapter that initiates them. However, I do know that in some special cases, like at convention or even at a local chapter with special approval, an AI might be able to get the chapter designation of her "connection/legacy" if she is not actually initiated at that particular chapter.


Separate question: several AIs have posted here and on other threads about "getting their bid" -- exactly what form does that process take for y'all? In my experience with over half a dozen AIs that I have sponsored, it is all very straightforward -- I tell the AI what the process is all along the way and what to expect. When the "pledge" training materials come in the mail from our IH (Int'l HQtrs) then that cements it! Of course I have not worked with any potential AIs who did not already know they wanted to be Gamma Phi AIs.....just would be interested to see what other AIs have experienced.