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[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by starang21
good god you're patient.

DSTCHAOS is patient, afterall? Alert the press!!!

[starang21]

Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
DSTCHAOS is patient, afterall? Alert the press!!!

lol



you should get poster of the year.

[Taualumna]

Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
Have you checked out the "FAQ" and "membership inquiry" links yet?

I might type a response that would create more questions and confusion for you, it is best that you get our NHQs' official answers to these types of questions.

See? That's what I (and many others NICs and NPCs) You're telling us to go to the website. We just want a simple yes/no answer without having to click and read. Some people want that before proceeding to do any kind of homework.

If you check out threads about colonizing and recolonizing NPC groups, it seems that they're more likely to give the poster an answer.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Taualumna
See? That's what I (and many others NICs and NPCs) You're telling us to go to the website. We just want a simple yes/no answer without having to click and read. Some people want that before proceeding to do any kind of homework.

If you check out threads about colonizing and recolonizing NPC groups, it seems that they're more likely to give the poster an answer.

I know...this is the age of the microwave and "instant results."

We've given quite a few "yeses" and "nos" in this thread. In response, we've received confusion from some and a complete disregard for our time and patience from others.

If you want to know specifically about AKA, a member of AKA will answer your question if she chooses. Until then, MY response is for you to read their national website because I will not answer for them. Got it?

[AKA_Monet]

Originally posted by Taualumna
See? That's what I (and many others NICs and NPCs) You're telling us to go to the website. We just want a simple yes/no answer without having to click and read. Some people want that before proceeding to do any kind of homework.

If you check out threads about colonizing and recolonizing NPC groups, it seems that they're more likely to give the poster an answer.

Wait Taualumna,

You are putting Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in the same sentance with a clueless interest...

Now, I have issues with that concept alone!!! My Sorority has enough members, worldwide, that we have little reason to recruit for active membership.

If we CHOOSE to charter a chapter ANYWHERE, there are legalities that MUST occur and corporate agreements. ESPECIALLY when we cross country borders because there may be differing corporate laws with who my Sorority does business versus what is allowable in Canada... A commission from my Sorority would have to be organized to investigate the efficacy and the efficiency to charter ANY chapter on ANYWHERE...

Where my Sorority has concern is even if we decide to charter in a given city or campus, will its membership be maintained? How about retention? Will it follow the ideals and programs of my Sorority and attend all the required conferences to be a chapter? These prerequisites MUST be proven over a significant period of time even before the charter gets signed...

Therefore, my Sorority might have YET to be interested in fathoming a charter somewhere else unless there is an ESSENTIAL need...

If there are ladies who have an interest in my Sorority, ALL of my sorors are instructed in repetition:

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Why? It is about "pearl protection"... And I refuse to go into anymore detail than that...

[Taualumna]

Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
I know...this is the age of the microwave and "instant results."

We've given quite a few "yeses" and "nos" in this thread. In response, we've received confusion from some and a complete disregard for our time and patience from others.

If you want to know specifically about AKA, a member of AKA will answer your question if she chooses. Until then, MY response is for you to read their national website because I will not answer for them. Got it?

I wasn't expecting you to answer the AKA question. However, your attitude towards me and other members of non NPHCs haven't exactly been positive.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Taualumna
However, your attitude towards me and other members of non NPHCs haven't exactly been positive.

This is the disregard I was typing about earlier. "Attitude?" LOL...you don't know my attitude. You just know my words and I have been extremely patient with you for most of this thread. You are one of the sensitive GCers who gets offended when people challenge them to actually THINK.

Don't make this DSTCHAOS against non-NPHC members. There are many non-NPHCers who completely understand everything I type, whether it is about race or organizational information.

Some of you need to form a support group...LOL.

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by Taualumna
That may be true in the US, but to assume that a Canadian student whose parents are immigrants from Nigeria or Ethiopia knows someone in an NPHC is pretty slim to none. I'd say the same for many who are from the Carribean. Please realize that many Canadian blacks in the Toronto area are first or second generation Canadians.

I think the biggest difference here is it isn't our HQ that decides we want to establish a chapter at XYZ. It is done bottom up. If one or more young ladies on a campus would like to charter a chapter, they then contact our HQ to find out the process. This includes having a minimum number of qualified prospects, approvals from the school (if it is a campus-based chapter,) the sorority's regional director, national vice presdents and national president. We also have city-wide collegiate chapters that do not require a specific school's approval.

Again, the assumption is if these young ladies are interested in starting a chapter, then they must have already done the research into the org. And chances are they know someone already in the org.which led them to research it in the first place.

BTW, we have international chapters and international projects, so it is possible for an African or a Carribean immigrant to know of us.

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by Taualumna
See? That's what I (and many others NICs and NPCs) You're telling us to go to the website. We just want a simple yes/no answer without having to click and read. Some people want that before proceeding to do any kind of homework.

But the answers are not simply yes or no. That is why we refer you to the website where you will get a complete answer. Even my explanation above is not fully complete and may generate more questions. Thus the simplest thing to do is go to the FAQ section of our website.

[starang21]

Originally posted by Taualumna
See? That's what I (and many others NICs and NPCs) You're telling us to go to the website. We just want a simple yes/no answer without having to click and read. Some people want that before proceeding to do any kind of homework.

If you check out threads about colonizing and recolonizing NPC groups, it seems that they're more likely to give the poster an answer.

all of the answers are there on the website. those people who don't want to do homework and learning about their organization of interest shouldn't even entertain the thought of MIP'ing. how ridiculous.

[starang21]

Originally posted by Taualumna
I wasn't expecting you to answer the AKA question. However, your attitude towards me and other members of non NPHCs haven't exactly been positive.

you're a very sensitive individual. i wonder how you make it through the day without crying.

[starang21]

Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
This is the disregard I was typing about earlier. "Attitude?" LOL...you don't know my attitude. You just know my words and I have been extremely patient with you for most of this thread. You are one of the sensitive GCers who gets offended when people challenge them to actually THINK.

Don't make this DSTCHAOS against non-NPHC members. There are many non-NPHCers who completely understand everything I type, whether it is about race or organizational information.

Some of you need to form a support group...LOL.

EXTREMELY PATIENT.

people want things handed to them these days. who ever figured that doing a little research was too hard?

[jubilance1922]

Originally posted by ladygreek
I think the biggest difference here is it isn't our HQ that decides we want to establish a chapter at XYZ. It is done bottom up. If one or more young ladies on a campus would like to charter a chapter, they then contact our HQ to find out the process. This includes having a minimum number of qualified prospects, approvals from the school (if it is a campus-based chapter,) the sorority's regional director, national vice presdents and national president. We also have city-wide collegiate chapters that do not require a specific school's approval.

Again, the assumption is if these young ladies are interested in starting a chapter, then they must have already done the research into the org. And chances are they know someone already in the org.which led them to research it in the first place.

BTW, we have international chapters and international projects, so it is possible for an African or a Carribean immigrant to know of us.

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[kateshort]

Originally posted by Taualumna
See? That's what I (and many others NICs and NPCs) You're telling us to go to the website. We just want a simple yes/no answer without having to click and read. Some people want that before proceeding to do any kind of homework.

If you check out threads about colonizing and recolonizing NPC groups, it seems that they're more likely to give the poster an answer.

A number of months ago, I visited one of the NPHC sorority org sites looking for these kinds of information. I don't remember which org it was, but I didn't really learn anything I didn't know already. But I decided to give it a shot tonight.

Having just visited the AKA site at http://www.aka1908.com/, I have to say, I have learned so much more in 20 minutes of reading that site that I learned from any Q&A on Greekchat.

I mean, WOW.

It's immediately very clear and very confusing. I still have questions about Rush vs. MIP vs. other things [like, would candidates expect to meet the advisor and get that one booklet just within the two weeks pre-Rush before Rush is advertised, for example, or would they (know to/be able to/be discouraged to) ask beforehand?]. But wow. There's a lot of clear information there. And while I know that the four NPHC orgs are all different, my expectation is that much of their process will occur in a somewhat similar vein.

What surprised me most was how much like a job application the whole process is, especially when compared with NPC recruitment. What surprised me next was the amount of national dues y'all pay. Knowing that and being ready to pay that would require a lot more commitment from your members, as opposed to our orgs where dues may be high during the college years but are often voluntary or non-existant after graduation, or are pretty cheap even if one is in an alumnae org.

Whomever was responsible for the website info did an *excellent* job.

[33girl]

Originally posted by starang21
all of the answers are there on the website. those people who don't want to do homework and learning about their organization of interest shouldn't even entertain the thought of MIP'ing. how ridiculous.

It isn't her "organization of interest" - she was simply asking a question of a fellow Greek. Thank you AKA_Monet for being nice enough to post a link

And you said in another post

should it matter to you what i deem esoteric? no. it's none of your business.

when the guy was AGREEING with you. He didn't say it was his business, he was saying that it was hard to keep track of what different orgs think is secret and therefore, difficult to avoid offending people.

Don't get mad at people when they are doing nothing to you.