Your thoughts on AI: discussion goes here.

[SydneyK]

Simply due to the phrase that “AI” represents (Alumnae Initiation or Alumnae Initiate), I’m starting to think this whole discussion is rather pointless.

The fact that the word “initiate” is part of the phrase leads me to believe the selection process (whether on the sorority’s end or the candidate’s) has already been completed. We don’t call potential new members going through recruitment Collegiate Initiates – they’re called PNMs for a reason. Only once mutual selection has happened does the PNM become a new member (or whatever each org may call its candidates for initiation). (Yes, I realize that I’m comparing AI to recruitment; I know that comparison is flawed; I think my point is still valid.)

If the AI forum continues, given the definition of AI, it should include only those stories from women who have already initiated into or are about to initiate into a specific sorority. If this were the only allowable discussion in the AI forum, thread-starters would essentially be introducing themselves and the rest of the posters would be saying, “Congrats!” or “Welcome!” or something similar.

That’s it.

I don’t see why that kind of thread needs its own forum. That kind of thread just needs to go, like many have already indicated, in the specific org’s forum.

So, while I’m still against an AI forum, it’s now for a different reason. Once a woman becomes an AI, there really aren’t any questions she should have for GCers. Once a woman becomes an AI, there isn’t any need to know what each sorority’s AI policy is, as she has already familiarized herself with the policy of the sorority into which she is initiating.

Given the definition of AI, there’s simply no reason to have an AI forum.

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by EE-BO

Let's say that gradually the Risk Management forum were to evolve into a place where fraternity members would come to post and ask about ways to get around IHQ risk management policies to hold wild parties.

What would be the consequences of that?

In many ways that is different from sorority shopping on AI- but there is one key thing both have in common. Both provide a venue on an internet site for people to have discussions about matters that IHQs would consider highly inappropriate for good reason.

This is a great site for the promotion and discussion of GLOs. It is not appropriate as a place to openly attempt to make public, circumvent or argue for a change in GLO policies that are their own to privately manage.

EXACTLY!!!!!

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by Adelphean

Until this very thread I had no clue how the D9 forum mods ran their forums. I don't care. I don't read them. I have no need to read them. I am not a D9 member. Is there some secret post that I NEED to go read? Apparently I missed the memo.



Why? There are many women on GC who have 'pursued' AI and have been successful with it. There are also some who have failed miserably. Should AIs only be allowed to post success stories? It seems to me since everyone is so against shopping and people knowing about AI it would be in our best interest to only allow failure stories. At least it'd be something interesting to read.



I see no reason why this forum should cause controversy. As I've been told before, if you don't like it, don't read it. If you get a PM from a PNAI delete it. Not hard, but then again, if you live for GC you might have to, HEAVEN FORBID, clean out your PM box more often.




I don't know about you, but I think 'Omnipotent forum dictator' is a pretty sweet title. Take it as a compliment, I know I would.



Didn't you volunteer for this job? Aren't volunteer jobs "unpaid, and often, thankless"?
And you're right, I don't want your job.





GC IS NOT handing out information on the process. Except maybe for the sticky at the top of the forum, and that was, I assume, put there by a mod.
Just because Jenny Joe of XYZ is telling Jessie Jean PNAI that XYZ does AI doesn't mean that GC is responsible for that content. You're not, I'm not, and frankly XYZ is not. If you don't like talking aboutAI then don't, but also don't forget that you DO have AI sisters. Don't sweep their existence under the rug because GASP you don't want to be bothered by sorority shoppers.

This post, right here, is why there needs to be a probation/ban policy. Mod sass? Give me a break. PT does the best with the power she has, which is far too little in my opinion.
Also: AI sisters? No, just sisters period. Once they're initiated, there is no difference and to distinguish the path to initiation between undergrads and AIs is, frankly, insulting.
Here's the deal-you want to talk about AI? Go start your own messageboard where you can provide all the information you want.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by centaur532

Here's the deal-you want to talk about AI? Go start your own messageboard where you can provide all the information you want.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. You're giving some other people ideas.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. You're giving some other people ideas.

Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot that sarcasm does not a. work well on the internet and/or b. work with some Americans period.

I don't mean all of you, I know most of you are more than capable of understanding sarcasm. And by including this little keynote I just contradicted my above statement. On a roll today, must be the codeine.

EDIT: KLP, I love seeing our signatures next to each other, the colour coordination is fab!

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by centaur532

EDIT: KLP, I love seeing our signatures next to each other, the colour coordination is fab!

I know. I was just thinking the same thing. Great minds think alike.