"Why Did You Decide to Join ...That?"

[RozRochelle]

Originally Posted by BlueReign

If you are enrolled in a 4 year degree program you are not eligible for Philo affiliate membership.

Wait a minute, I should have addressed the poster above you McCoy Red, cause her statements are getting on my nerves. If you have a desire to be a part of SOMETHING GREAT, that should never wax or wane. I did not become a member until I was 36 years old AND I had children. But it works out well for us because my sorority has functions and service opportunities that my children participate in since several of our national programs are youth-based.

For the new groups that have been posting on here I don't understand their founding and focus. Please don't get me wrong and and begin a barrage of attacks for my statements here because I would love to help. I tried to help the originator of this thread with real live opportunities and people I could connect him with and through PM I didn't see his real desire to do so. It just seems that these groups are started with an antagonistic purpose and an insecurity about not being part of the D9. As my fellow greeks and Sorors have stated in this thread, it takes years to build. I can understand the new groups members' defensiveness cause you do get tired of explaining yourself but some of us would like to genuinely be of assistance.

I'm glad you were able to accomplish your dream and goal of membership in your organization. But, just because you did it doesn't mean everyone else can. And, just because you waited doesn't mean others should wait. All circumstances are not the same. What works for you may not work for someone else, and until now non-traditional women had no other options. They either waited or gave up the dream. Now at least they have another option.

I can't speak for the other new organizations, but my sorority's focus is clear (and clearly stated in my first post). I don't have an antagonistic purpose and I'm not insecure about not being in a D9 org, because I could have been, and still can, if that's what I wanted to do. I feel for those who are, but I'm not a D9 reject. That being said, I would love the help of someone who knows more about how to do things in GLOs.