Sorority Shopping?

[kddani]

Originally Posted by rho4life

she can't do both at once. I would like her to look at both before she picks which is best for her. It just strikes me as odd that the NPC'ers don't want potential AI's to look at the different orgs before taking the plunge.

I think you're misinterpreting that. I think everyone has encouraged PNAM's to do their research before doing anything, but some start contact with multiple orgs all at once, not one at a time.

[jessikay1922]

Originally Posted by kddani

I think you're misinterpreting that. I think everyone has encouraged PNAM's to do their research before doing anything, but some start contact with multiple orgs all at once, not one at a time.

And when they contact them, its not just to do community service or something like that, but to actually pursue membership? Is that the issue?

[kddani]

Originally Posted by jessikay1922

And when they contact them, its not just to do community service or something like that, but to actually pursue membership? Is that the issue?

Yeppers.

[jessikay1922]

Originally Posted by kddani

Yeppers.

OKAYYYYYYYYYYYY! Now I get it, I guess.

The only nagging thing in my head is about rush for undergrads..... If I was interested in NPC groups in college, but did not pursue membership for whatever reason, is it unreasonable to believe that if I heard of AI, I would think that it was ok to contact more than one group at a time?????

[OtterXO]

Originally Posted by jessikay1922

The only nagging thing in my head is about rush for undergrads..... If I was interested in NPC groups in college, but did not pursue membership for whatever reason, is it unreasonable to believe that if I heard of AI, I would think that it was ok to contact more than one group at a time?????

I can't think of how to say this any better, so here it goes. AI is NOT like rush for undergrads. Yes, sorority membership is for life, however, for 99.99999999999% of sorority women sorority life starts in college. That fraction of a percent who join through AI *should* (in my opinion) only join based on some sort of tie that was present prior to her deciding to become an alumnae initiate. So if you look at it as the same thing as undergrad rush, you're already headed down the wrong path.

ETA: I hope that makes sense!

[jessikay1922]

Originally Posted by OtterXO

I can't think of how to say this any better, so here it goes. AI is NOT like rush for undergrads. Yes, sorority membership is for life, however, for 99.99999999999% of sorority women sorority life starts in college. That fraction of a percent who join through AI *should* (in my opinion) only join based on some sort of tie that was present prior to her deciding to become an alumnae initiate. So if you look at it as the same thing as undergrad rush, you're already headed down the wrong path.

That wasn't the question I was asking. What I was asking was if you did not know any better--- hadn't seen this thread for example--- and the only thing you had been exposed to was undergrad rush for NPC--- is it not possible that you would think that there was nothing wrong with approaching more than one group?


I don't know the answer to that question. You might not either. (And pursuing NPHC membership on both levels is a lot more similar than NPC membership it seems.)

[OtterXO]

Originally Posted by jessikay1922

That wasn't the question I was asking. What I was asking was if you did not know any better--- hadn't seen this thread for example--- and the only thing you had been exposed to was undergrad rush for NPC--- is it not possible that you would think that there was nothing wrong with approaching more than one group?


I don't know the answer to that question. You might not either. (And pursuing NPHC membership on both levels is a lot more similar than NPC membership it seems.)

Ah sorry...I understand your question. I guess I see your point. Personally, I had never heard of AI until GC and I'm an alum of an NPC. I guess I just have a hard time believing that most people who have heard of AI through a channel other than GC would ever pursue more than one organization because they would likely be doing it based on ties to a specific organization.