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Originally Posted by baci
4)I agree with SWTXBelle - we must do a better job of teaching young members the concepts and importance of lifetime membership. This is key! If young members graduate and step into alumnae groups - maybe AI would not be in the picture as it is with some orgs. I have thought about this numerous times. We need to continue making strides in this area. The numbers are just not there with membership when it comes to young women leaving after four years, upon graduation. We need these members more than ever once they graduate.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes.
I think rather than increasing AI programs, the sororities (all 26 of them) need to look at why alumnae involvement among the women they've already initiated and who have had great experiences is so minimal. I think part of it is because of the way we recruit - the majority of women join ABC because they love the ABCs at their campus. They might move back to their hometown where there's an ABC alumnae chapter - filled w/ women NOTHING like her collegiate sisters. I hope this doesn't come out wrong, but it seems like NPHC groups don't let things like that get in their way as much. They know they need to "take care of business."
Honestly, I just don't see AI ever becoming consistent among the 26 NPC groups unless NPC radically changes the way we recruit at the collegiate and alumnae levels. I would rather we "took care of our own" first - tried to re-engage the members we already have - rather than AIing to make up the difference.
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