Miss Ann
As a sisterfriend I was in that situation but on the other side. On Thanksgiving I got the usual "What's going on with school" question. I told my aunt how the sorority I wanted to pledge wasn't on my campus and I was researching how I could pledge elsewhere. She then asked me which one. When I told her AKA she immediately grabbed my cousin who is an AKA. Once my cousin realized what the topic was she began to look uncomfortable. She told me to find the nearest grad chapter because maybe they could help me. My aunt found this to be a bit rude and wanted her to give me more information. I could tell that she wasn't trying to be rude. I thought that she probably wasn't allowed to blab on and on about AKA nor could she promise me anything (probably what my aunt wanted to happen). I have purposely not brought it up again, although on Christmas I could barely restrain myself. Anyway, AKA is something that I would want to achieve on my own. If I were ever able to pledge such an organization, I would want to know it was because of who I am, not my family members.
Thank you, Miss Ann for posting this topic. Now I can be happy I handled the situation the way I did. I just hope my aunt doesn't continue to try to pump my cousin on my behalf.
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