"Don't Go to GC"

[psusue]

Now I don't know if it's wise for me to say this, but I know that Tri Sigma has recently been spending time developing it's AI program. I believe we are doing so to strengthen our alumnae base for our expanding collegiate chapters.

However (and this is a big however), the caveat of this is that it is still reserved for those that have a connection to Tri Sigma or for those outstanding women that truly are Sigmas, though without the letters. It is not only a social club. Alumnae initiation in a social organization will have social aspects, to be sure, but the main focus from what I can tell is to help the organization on a national, regional, and local level.

I don't know, I'm really torn about this. On one hand I know that if she is talking about organizations with more formalized and more often used AI programs, we would be who she is talking about. But on the other hand, from what I've read I would never describe alumna initiation as she did and am a little offended that she did so. Despite our increasing use of it, it is not to be seen as a cheaper, less time consuming way to go Greek. It is still an honor and not a guarantee by any means.

I just feel like she boiled it down to making it seem like a group of friends, which it is, but it's so much more than that. It is the bonds of sisterhood which are present within us before we had letters to quantify it. It is the high moral standard which we adhere to, even when times are hard. And it is the desire to give back to something greater than oneself, to try to make a real difference in this world. This is a hot button topic for a reason, and it should not be treated more lightly than it ought to be.