I just wanted to add something before I pose my question. Before a chapter can be established at ANY college or university, be it 2- or 4-year, that school has to meet certain requirements set forth by the National Organization. If the school doesn't meet the requirements, the school doesn't get a chapter, end of discussion.
Let's look at this honestly. Say you want to pledge and you go to XYZ Community College. The school's been approved by the appropriate committee of ABC. You have gathered the number of people prescribed by ABC to charter a chapter and you go forth. BUT, you couldn't pledge until late in your first year or your second year because of our credit hour requirements. By then, you may have lost a few people to graduation, but you find some more who meet the requirements so it's all good. You'd have to start intake in the fall because in the spring you'd be too busy with graduation, making sure your credits transfer to your new school (provided you're going on to a 4-year school), starting your career, relocating if you have a new job in another city/area. Additionally, it would behoove you to understand the basic workings of a chapter before you move on to a new one. There have to be officers so they have to learn their duties so they can properly pass them on to the next group. I'm sorry, I don't care WHO you are, you cannot get a basic understanding of either of those things if you cross in mid-April and are graduating in early May. As someone stated earlier, there would have to be a rush every year, provided there is someone left to run the chapter. OH, guess what, you have to keep a certain number of people in the chapter for it to maintain active status. I ask you, if you're doing what you're supposed to do and you're on track to graduate/transfer in two years, who is left to run the chapter? No one. You enter a situation where the local alumnae chapter is having to conduct intake for that chapter ALL THE TIME. After a while, it will become counter-productive and the alumnae chapter will say "to heck with it, we're letting this chapter stay inactive" and we're right back where we started with no chapter at XYZ Community College.
But I'm still curious about something. For those that think people should be allowed to pledge while attending community college, why? We've already stated why we think it would not work. I'd like to hear how you think it will.
Kel
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