Your thoughts on AI: discussion goes here.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

I'm not advocating posting secret information; I'm pointing out that there are many things that people want to discuss that aren't on the IHQ website. Rush dates, quota at different chapters, living arrangements at different campuses, etc.

How is any of THAT policy? Had you read what I wrote you would know I was referring only to policy.

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

Again, I'm not asking people to go against their national policies: I'm just saying A) that because your group doesn't like it doesn't mean that everyone is obligated to ignore the issue and B) that holding out "only what's on the IHQ website" as the standard of what can be discussed on GreekChat is going to be pretty problematic.

You go ahead and discuss Alpha Gam policy then and we'll see how long you last before someone a whole lot higher than you comments about it.

[UGAalum94]

You may have noted that you didn't want policy revealed, but if you go back and read what I actually wrote, which you quoted in your first response, I didn't refer to group policy being posted. Instead, my use of "policy" refers what some people wanted to guide the practices of GreekChat. You may be the one who misunderstood how policy was being used.


To tell you the truth, I'm not up on Alpha Gam AI. The limited info. that I can find is in an old issue of The Quarterly that any member of the public who goes to the Alpha Gam website can see. If anyone asked for info, there's little danger that I'd give away any secrets. There's very little chance I'd say anything at all.

I do think it's interesting and worthy of comment that some of the folks complaining about threads and posts getting deleted are advocating the deletion of an entire forum. I feel confident that Greek Chat moderators would deleted any posts that contained information that any IHQ folks felt was secret.

[OPhiAGinger]

Although my GLO explicitly welcomes alumnae members of local sororities who affiliate with us, we don’t have an AI process in the way many of the PHC sororities do. (In fact, I had never even heard the term before I stumbled across the AI subforum on GC.) When we occasionally come across a very special person who has contributed a great deal to the sorority, the best we can do is make them an honorary member. But that doesn’t give them full membership privileges like voting rights, etc.

After reading through some of the early AI threads I started thinking about whether an AI process might be needed in OPhiA. I have been so impressed by some of the successful AIs on GC! And when I see other PHC members refer glowingly to some AI sisters that they know personally in their alumnae chapters, it makes me think about those honorary members we have recognized in the past with a ‘what if?...’ kind of wistfulness. They would have made wonderful sisters!

IMO, a thoughtful, carefully implemented AI program can be a great asset to any sorority. It’s one that my GLO may decide to adopt. It saddens me to think that sharing basic information about the process has caused a problem for the PHC sororities that welcome AI members.