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[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Well, I'm sure that there are presently women in large chapters who really wish they were in a smaller chapter - or vice versa - who are sticking it out because they know that they will get a lot from alumnae membership.

Is that what you were asking?

Of course, I could be completely off on that last post and women will keep joining sororities at Arkansas even if they get to 600-700 people in a chapter so they can wear the letters, because they feel that alone is worth the $$.

That is what I was asking. Let's see if I can word this correctly:

There are people who do not want to be a part of large chapters (maybe they have heard that it is no longer worth the money and time) so they may not go through NPC recruitment. The difference between that and councils and conferences that have alumnae/alumni/graduate initiation is that these PNMs are foregoing possibly their only chance to become a member.

[33girl]

You are correct.

To flip your curious & respectful question...Jane has decided she wants to be a DST, she's done her research, no questions about her choice. She gets to school and sees lines of 100 people. Jane does not like this concept so she decides not to pursue undergrad membership. When she graduates, she starts pursuing membership in a graduate chapter. Is "I didn't want to be in such a huge line" a valid reason if she's asked why she didn't join as an undergrad?

There have been a few NPC AI stories on here that basically went like that...the chapters at my school were huge and I was afraid to rush/didn't have the money/failed in rush. I think a lot of how this goes over depends on how the woman represents herself. That is, if she just says "I'm an XYZ! I went to BigStateU!" people might give her the Blanche Devereaux SideEye. No you don't have to tell your life story, but to represent yourself as something you aren't by omitting details is always bogus. This is why I think if NPC in general wants to make AI a bigger part of membership, all the groups need to have designated AI chapters.