So is imitation really the sincerest form of flattery?

[jubilance1922]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

Don't generalize. AST has both a national philanthropy and a national service project, and my chapter is affiliated with four local places that we volunteer at too. Just because we don't nationally mandate it doesn't mean we don't volunteer. We just don't have to be told exactly what to volunteer at by Nationals.

And neither do we.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by jubilance1922

And neither do we.

Neither do we because everything fits into a programmatic thrust.

There's a difference between NHQ providing program initiatives (based on need and demand from the community and our chapters) and people being forced to only do THAT.