Your thoughts on AI: discussion goes here.

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

Some of you who want this forum deleted seem really comfortable speaking for everyone.

Some seem to think that because they don't like the direction of some of the threads that they should be able to eliminate the possibility of posting.


Why can't the forum exist and you request that the posts the violate the wishes of your whole organization get deleted?


Why should your desires on the issue trump the wishes of other people to post, as long as they are not violating the rules of their groups?

You raise a fair point.

For my part, my statement a few pages back that AI forums should not be on the internet is not my way of saying that I am going to actively campaign against such a thing- or make it a personal cause to get AI removed from GC. It is not my place to get involved in that.

Adpiucf has made some brilliant posts today, and I largely agree with what she has said.

The issue is not whether GC members have a right to say if a given forum should exist- that is for the mods and the owner to say.

Rather the issue is the basic fact that- as has already been well stated by others- AI is NOT an alternate form of recruitment. It is an honor bestowed by GLOs in their own time and by their own decision process.

Somewhere up above someone made a comment that it appeared to her Gamma Phi Beta was one of the easiest places to AI.

That is a tremendously disrespectful statement that implies sisterhood is for sale and that the great honor of AI can be had for a little aggressive campaigning on one's own behalf.

Ultimately there is just not much to say. You either "get it" or you don't.

Anyone seeking to AI is well advised to undertake this process privately- preferably with the assistance of a chapter you have worked with in the past.

Frankly, I think coming to an internet forum to get help to AI without having any past connection to a GLO chapter has the potential to do more harm than good.

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by EE-BO

Somewhere up above someone made a comment that it appeared to her Gamma Phi Beta was one of the easiest places to AI.

That is a tremendously disrespectful statement that implies sisterhood is for sale and that the great honor of AI can be had for a little aggressive campaigning on one's own behalf.

Am I the only one that interpreted that earlier post as a person can come on GC and make inaccurate assesments based on what's already on here so why not have a place to post accurate info regarding AI??? Seriously? Am I the only one?

Originally Posted by Adelphean

My question is, what does it matter if there is a sub forum or not?

Anyone can come on this site and do a quick search to find that there are several GCers who are AIs.

Even without the AI forum, which I never read until all bickering started, I could deduct that ASA, ZTA, GPhiB, APhi, and ADPi ALL have some sort of AI as their are AI members from those sororities on this board. I would also think that GPhiB would be the easiest one to AI into because there are several members of GPhiB who are AIs. This may not be true, but this is what I would gather if I knew nothing a/b any of the sororities.

Originally Posted by EE-BO

Somewhere up above someone made a comment that it appeared to her Gamma Phi Beta was one of the easiest places to AI.

That is a tremendously disrespectful statement that implies sisterhood is for sale and that the great honor of AI can be had for a little aggressive campaigning on one's own behalf.

Two reasons why the AI subforum is a bad idea.

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by OTW

Two reasons why the AI subforum is a bad idea.

Exactly, and thank you for quoting the original post- I was too lazy to go back and do it myself.

From what I have seen there have been many great stories and posts on AI, but when shopping for AI becomes accepted practice- comments like the one made about Gamma Phi Beta are inevitable.

My fraternity has a few AIs, but it is never really discussed. They are not AIs- they are brothers, pure and simple. And the selfless work they did without seeking reward gives a pretty hard perspective on those who just want to get in a GLO as an adult.

When I first came to GC, I was surprised to see any AI discussion- but was pretty cool with it, and content to just read about it and offer a thought here and there. But over time it has made me kind of sick to see what some people are willing to do in order to get in.

But at least GLO members are giving out honest advice when people ask. As long as the forum exists, people who post wanting help with sorority shopping should be prepared to face the same kind of hard questions and tough reactions they will get when they start contacting chapters.