speaking of "oh canada" (and I did read the article online yay!)
I rememebr when I had to sing it at convention ~ it was horrible!!! I'm an alto, and I cannot sing; the other chic was a sopran - there was no way I could stay in key standing next to her!!!
It was so embarrasing - but at least it was onlyin front of 300-400 sisters!!
At least they care enough to include our anthem and flag (although one year we had to point out to them that they were missing it!)
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How do you reconcile being Canadian and a member of fundamentally American organizations? Is it a concern at all?
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As basically stated before - our values and our founding principles are what bind us together. It does not matter what country one is from, where one lives or what religion one believes.
On the admin side of things, it can be tough. The whole money issue is sometimes a battle. But, I have an insider who says things will be a bit better this year.
I don't know what else to expect from them. They do a great job already.
The only thing I'm working on is getting everyone to say "international" - no one, even my chapter sisters, says it. Sometimes I don't mind, because it is a hassle to change (when they've just finished changing just about all other terminology), but then, I'm like, heck, we are international, so we might as well say it!
) The "Oh Canada" article was one of the first ones I read when I was going through the process. I remember being impressed that AOII offered fees at par, and posted a thread asking other Canadian Greeks whether their organizations had the same policy.
one more here!
... I'm an UBC AGD alumna living in Vancouver for another 5 weeks, then it's off to Ottawa for me!
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Hybrid Mode
