Honestly:why did you join a GLO,why is it special and are you still glad you did?

[hazelle]

Hey if you will notice most of the other posts were two years ago...until today's threads ....so I had every reason to ask and make a new one....

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by hazelle

Hey if you will notice most of the other posts were two years ago...until today's threads ....so I had every reason to ask and make a new one....

You are fine for asking. Ignore the heinous bitches on this site who get their panties in a wad because someone made a thread that has already been done before. If they get pissed.....that would be a strong indication that they have been on GC for entirely too long and have little to no social life or life in general.

I joined my fraternity to make connections, make some damn good friendships, carry on my family's legacy, be in a top chapter, party balls, meet hot sorostitutes, entertain pledges, rush trips etc. etc. etc.

[Jameswys]

I joined my society because I was bored and wanted to do something for a month. This week is the start of my 5th year of being Greek. I'm no longer bored.

[blkwebman1919]

Originally Posted by hazelle

Hey if you will notice most of the other posts were two years ago...until today's threads ....so I had every reason to ask and make a new one....

I don't think MysticCat was necessarily trying to make a point.

Maybe he was just pointing the existence of the earlier threads for information purposes. They could still be relevant.

Most people who are making the point you are referring to tend to come right out and say it, no holds barred.

"Reading too much between the lines" is often the culprit in things get blown up much more than they have to be.

[hazelle]

Ok I am learning the ways of this chat...the only reason I truly thought a new spin on this question is mainly for the fact that spring 07 brings new opportunities for membership for those interested...

For me, between just having completed reading PLEDGED and the hoopla about the possible Tyra Banks' episode on supposedly fulfilling her "dream of rushing a sorority house"--it occured to me to ask is this still special, relevant and why??

No political relevance, no deep hidden meanings, no between the lines...
just why the hell do it, did you like it, why did you select whichever house gave you a bid, and truely, why would you tell a newbie to participate in this 21st century spin of an old fashioned form of perpetual friendship and brotherhood/sisterhood???

{Answer the thread, ignore it but no more wasted time tossing it around..please not needed surely all of you have more important things to ponder.}

[JonInKC]

Because when I asked the Magic 8-Ball if I should join, it said "All Signs Point to Yes". Actually maybe it was just a normal 8-ball. But boy, was it magic.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by hazelle

Hey if you will notice most of the other posts were two years ago...until today's threads ....so I had every reason to ask and make a new one....

Originally Posted by macallan25

You are fine for asking. Ignore the heinous bitches on this site who get their panties in a wad because someone made a thread that has already been done before.

Originally Posted by blkwebman1919

I don't think MysticCat was necessarily trying to make a point.

Maybe he was just pointing the existence of the earlier threads for information purposes. They could still be relevant.

Thanks blkwebman1919. You're right. There's no problem in asking. Sometimes, however, if the same question has already been asked and there are threads on it, there may be more value in resurrecting one of the old threads rather than starting a new one. (Witness the 7 new posts in NPHC BGLOers: Why Did you Join? since yesterday afternoon.) What some people said two years ago may be two years old, but given the question, the answer isn't likely to have changed.

[RU OX Alum]

well, I wanted to, I thought it would be fun. Radford is kind of...I don't know, strange, if you've never been. And even if you have, but still, I digress.

I joined my fraternity because when I had pneumonia spring semester of Freshman year, out of all the "friends" I made, only like 4 or 5 came to visit, 4 who went to Radford, 2 girls 2 guys, they didn't come at the same time, but one of the guys was OX and went and talked to my prof. because he wasn't getting back to my emails and didn't know I was sick and he went and dropped off my papper and gave me my assignments, etc. Then the other guy and I became pledge brothers to the colony/ Founding Fathers of the IZ chapter.

I wanted real friend, not just people who only cared about me when I was getting f-ed up. Getting f-ed up is a big part of Radford, but not the only part. Some one has to care if you're hungover.

[AchtungBaby80]

Honestly? I was curious. I ended up staying because I really liked the other girls and the social-ness.

[Tom Earp]

H, ignore all of the snide and sarcastic posts and dig through the real ones.

Being a GDI, you are one person among many. Being a part of a Greek Organization, you become a member that is a branch of yourself.

As to true the story R U OX ALUM mentioned, your Brothers/Sisters are just that. You worry about them and they worry about you. I wanted to be a member of the whole, not just a member of the few that after graduation I would never see again.

I keep in contact with many of my Brothers as there were many bondings from the good old days.

Is parting part of it? Yes.

But the bonding of local chapter Brothers/Sisters is a huge part of it. The interaction among other like Brothers/Sisters can lead to many things in the after college life. It can also mean a bonding with fellow Greeks who know what you were part of in college by learning how to run and office, cope with many problems, be of social graces, having fun and learning about life while leaning how to study and graduate.

Remember all of the snide remarks, well, ask yourselves why you have Greek Letters in your signatures talk about your Brothers/Sisters and are even on GC?

[DeltAlum]

I don't have a problem with repetetious threads unless they're the typical "Which chapter has the biggest front steps and the most columns in the whole world" type of thing.

I had no intention of rushing.

A couple of guys I worked with at the university radio station when I was a freshman are Delts and invited me to dinner and a "smoker." They (the chapter) invited me back, give me a bid, and I accepted because I really liked the guys in the house.

If that hadn't happened, I'd probably be posting on GDIChat.com.

[AGDee]

I had a hard time adjusting to college the first semester. I really didn't like it much because I had been so involved in so many things in highschool (Girl Scouts, NHS, Spanish Club, candystriping, working) that when I got to college I felt lost and didn't feel like I had a niche. My boyfriend and my best friend were both pledging TKE that semester so I was exposed to a lot of Greeks. They had some good friends who were Tri-Sigmas and we all hung out alot. I was asked to join the University Ambassadors Society that first semester. It was an organization that assisted with student recruitment by making phone calls in interested students, manning information lines and giving campus tours. It was an invite only organization based on demonstrated good grades and leadership ability from high school or college. Within the Ambassador Society, I met a ton more Greeks and was really impressed by them. Back then, my campus was doing formal recruitment every semester, so the second semester, I went through formal recruitment.

I can't imagine what my life would be like without having found Alpha Gamma Delta. It is such a big part of my life, even now and though I have to juggle it now with kid activities and work, I expect it will be my primary focus after my kids are in college and into retirement. The women I have met and befriended through Alpha Gam are some of the most impressive women I've ever known. They have a dedication and spirit to the organization and to each other unlike anything I have ever experienced elsewhere. Being involved as a volunteer at this level has allowed me to meet all kinds of sisters from all over the country and Canada who I really truly can call sisters. Being in a position now where I have some input into the future of the organization is such an honor and is so humbling as well. Joining Alpha Gamma Delta is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by JonInKC

Because when I asked the Magic 8-Ball if I should join, it said "All Signs Point to Yes". Actually maybe it was just a normal 8-ball. But boy, was it magic.

Holy shit, no way. ME TOO!

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by centaur532

Holy shit, no way. ME TOO!

My Ouija board told me to do it. It also told me that my dorm room was haunted.

[Drolefille]

I did it so I could have lots of dances to attend and at the same time never have to buy a dress because I'd just borrow one!