For what are you proudest of your GLO? AND what should your GLO be proud of you for?

SWTXBelle · #1 09-28-2007, 04:22 PM

Well, there is an implied criticism of other GLOs in the way you worded your entry. Our colors changed, but I'm proud of the reason why - to recognize an individual who contributed to the growth and development of our sisterhood.
You might wish to edit out the bit about other sororities only because I understand why you are proud of your ritual, but it does, at first glance, seem to imply a superiority to those rituals which were changed, or had outside help in their development. You can be proud of the great job I assume your founders did with the ritual without seeming to criticize others. I know that was not your intent, and am offering up my opinion in the panhellenic spirit.
You can also be very proud of your beautiful headquarters in Tennessee - it's a gorgeous building, and everyone I met there was just as gracious and hospitable as can be.

AOII Angel · #2 09-28-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Well, there is an implied criticism of other GLOs in the way you worded your entry. Our colors changed, but I'm proud of the reason why - to recognize an individual who contributed to the growth and development of our sisterhood.
You might wish to edit out the bit about other sororities only because I understand why you are proud of your ritual, but it does, at first glance, seem to imply a superiority to those rituals which were changed, or had outside help in their development. You can be proud of the great job I assume your founders did with the ritual without seeming to criticize others. I know that was not your intent, and am offering up my opinion in the panhellenic spirit.
You can also be very proud of your beautiful headquarters in Tennessee - it's a gorgeous building, and everyone I met there was just as gracious and hospitable as can be.

I'm not implying superiority at all. I don't know the significance of any of the items I mentioned for these other groups. I just know that AOII's founder were four young women who were able to write our ritual without any outside help, and it hasn't changed in 100 years. I don't think it is better than any other group, but you have to admit that for young women to write something of great importance to so many women that has not changed a single bit in 110 years is fairly remarkable. I can be very proud of that. I'm sure every other sorority is also understandably proud of their founders and their ritual for their own reasons. Do I think it's less important that Gamma Phi Beta changed their original colors to honor Dr. Brown who helped so much to start your sorority? No. I'm sure he is very respected in your sorority, but I think you'd have to admit that the significance of your prior colors must have been important to your founders as well.

SWTXBelle · #3 09-28-2007, 04:33 PM

I think you've missed my point, but that's okay.

It is very remarkable that you were able to contact so many of your pledge sisters - I couldn't even find all of my chapter members from 20 years ago!

AOII Angel · #4 09-28-2007, 06:08 PM

In response to both of you, SWTX and Mystic...pride is a feeling of superiority by definition. Sorry if you take offense about what I find pride in. But I take offense at being told that I should not feel pride about the stability of AOII's values over 100 years (might I add that as Americans we often find pride in the stability of the constitution!) and that I should, instead, be most proud of a generic 12 year old building that has no significance other than the fact that it houses our International Headquarters! As for the random statement, MysticCat...if you have read all of the NPC organizations histories, there is one that randomly picked their letters because they liked how they looked together. If you are sensitive that the colors changed, SWTXBelle, then get over it. I never implied that change is bad. I just implied that AOII staying the same was good!

rhoyaltempest · #5 09-28-2007, 07:09 PM

I am proud that Sigma Gamma Rho was founded by women who were good friends before they founded the sorority together. They attended the same high school and all but one of them went to the same Normal school before they went to college together.

I am also proud that the founders and the first initiates were so intelligent and creative. I'm a writer and their words and poems still move me today along with the creativity they expressed in creating and defining everything from our motto, choice of mascot, flower, shield, etc. There is nothing that was an accident or that wasn't well thought out.

As for me, I hope Sigma is proud that I never shy away from being a leader. If something needs to be done, I will gladly volunteer.

texas*princess · #6 09-28-2007, 09:59 PM

Delta Sigma Pi is the biggest, most bad-ass business co-ed fraternity ever!!!!!

SWTXBelle · #7 09-28-2007, 10:17 PM

AOII Angel - I was quite careful to say I did not think you meant to insult other GLOs. My point was that it was written in such a way that it came across that way - a point proven by the fact that several other posters agreed with me, and interpreted the same way. If anyone was defensive, I believe it was you. However, in the interest of peace and harmony please let me apologize if you felt you were being attacked. That was not my intention.

Texas Princess - it's not a case of taking the internets too seriously. It's a case of trying to keep things in a panhellenic spirit - the same spirit which inspired me to start this thread. I hate the stereotype of catty, competitive sorority women. While we certainly can compete, I'd like to think that we can rise above it and applaud each other, especially once we are no longer collegians and can see "the big picture".

I too enjoy reading sorority histories, and I really like the fact that these incredible organizations all had such different beginnings. When I tour headquarters I am always amazed. How could those founders so long ago have ever imagined what their little groups would grow to become? The reason this is the general GLO thread and not the Gamma Phi thread is because I sincerely love finding out what other sorority women take pride in in their sisterhood, and think that too often we find a media focus on the negative.

I think it fair to say that if you look up the threads and posts I have put on this site, you will find that I am a big proponent of panhellenic unity. That doesn't mean that I don't love Gamma Phi best - but it does mean that I try to cultivate an appreciation for all GLOs. With that in mind, may I humbly ask that we go back to a discussion of those things we can take pride in, and what we have done for our GLOs to take pride in us?

AOII Angel · #8 09-28-2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

AOII Angel - I was quite careful to say I did not think you meant to insult other GLOs. My point was that it was written in such a way that it came across that way - a point proven by the fact that several other posters agreed with me, and interpreted the same way. If anyone was defensive, I believe it was you. However, in the interest of peace and harmony please let me apologize if you felt you were being attacked. That was not my intention.

Texas Princess - it's not a case of taking the internets too seriously. It's a case of trying to keep things in a panhellenic spirit - the same spirit which inspired me to start this thread. I hate the stereotype of catty, competitive sorority women. While we certainly can compete, I'd like to think that we can rise above it and applaud each other, especially once we are no longer collegians and can see "the big picture".

I too enjoy reading sorority histories, and I really like the fact that these incredible organizations all had such different beginnings. When I tour headquarters I am always amazed. How could those founders so long ago have ever imagined what their little groups would grow to become? The reason this is the general GLO thread and not the Gamma Phi thread is because I sincerely love finding out what other sorority women take pride in in their sisterhood, and think that too often we find a media focus on the negative.

I think it fair to say that if you look up the threads and posts I have put on this site, you will find that I am a big proponent of panhellenic unity. That doesn't mean that I don't love Gamma Phi best - but it does mean that I try to cultivate an appreciation for all GLOs. With that in mind, may I humbly ask that we go back to a discussion of those things we can take pride in, and what we have done for our GLOs to take pride in us?

I accept your apology and offer one if you misunderstood my intent due to poor wording. I hope you find my recent update of the original post to clarify the topic. As, MellySK pointed out, AOII is not the only organization with similar beginnings, but it's one of the few that has not changed. Again...I don't think change is bad, I think it's remarkable when it does not occur. Truce accepted. I am truly a panhellenic minded person, since I think all of our organizations are essentially the same at heart with tiny differences in details.

honeychile · #9 09-28-2007, 11:17 PM

I'll make the valiant attempt to get this thread back on track:

Part 1) I am proudest of Alpha Delta Pi's tradition of leadership without sacrificing the values embraced by our founders.

Part 2) I would hope that Alpha Delta Pi would be proudest of me for helping where I am able, accomplishing all that I have accomplished, and by living our Creed on a daily, personal basis.