Wow...I think for once everyone here is freaking out more than I am about something! Our basic plan is to just meet with AZD and see what they have to say about everything. If push comes to shove, and they don't want to take all of our sisters, then we'll discuss the options of looking at other groups, staying local, etc. But I honestly don't see much point in worrying about this now. As I said before, I have confidence in the criteria that we used to select sisters, and I know this will be apparent to whomever comes to look at us. We're a good group, and if AZD doesn't understand that, then they aren't the right group for us to affiliate with in the first place. That being said, AZD has been nothing but helpful and supportive through this whole thing, and I think that it's worth mentioning that they aren't exactly out for evil here- they're trying to do what's best for their organization, and I'm doing what's best for mine. I have a feeling those goals will coincide nicely, but if not, oh well. We've discussed some plans to look into other NPC's and multicultural orgs if this doesn't pan out- we've just worked so hard to get to this point that I don't see why we would want to give up based on what I think was essentially a disclaimor from them more than anything else. We'll see how things go. Thank you all for your concern and advice, and I'll be sure to keep you posted on how things go.
love, Corina
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