New School, New Sorority?

[LatinaAlumna]

Ok, what I should have said was "I don't get how NPC sororities tell someone they are no longer a sister if they fail to meet financial obligations"...am I allowed to say that?? I don't understand how that fits in with the concept of sisterhood. We have sisters who have not paid dues in a long time. They are still sisters although they are not permitted to participate in particular activities.

Also, no one said anything about NPC vs. Non-NPC. I spoke of what MY sorority ONLY would do, not ALL non-NPC organizations, but I guess some of you did not process that.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

Ok, what I should have said was "I don't get how NPC sororities tell someone they are no longer a sister if they fail to meet financial obligations"...am I allowed to say that?? I don't understand how that fits in with the concept of sisterhood. We have sisters who have not paid dues in a long time. They are still sisters although they are not permitted to participate in particular activities.

What works for your org, might not work for all orgs whether they are NPC/IFC/NPHC/MCGLOs, or whatever.

Chapters participate and put on activities that cost money to do and the chapter gets just about all of it's operating assets through the use of dues. When you join most (if not all) NPCs there are very well-known costs and the members promise to uphold their financial obligations in order to remain in good standing.

Each sorority also has different protocols as to how to work with members who can no longer pay dues for various reasons (lost jobs, illnesses, etc). Those are defined by each organization and are all unique.

Also, no one said anything about NPC vs. Non-NPC. I spoke of what MY sorority ONLY would do, not ALL non-NPC organizations, but I guess some of you did not process that.

I don't feel that tone was necessary. In your original post, you pretty much made a broad generalization that NPCs stop caring about it's members when they are unable to pay their dues.

This is a message board. The OP has only given us some and not all the details on her situation, so without knowing the full story on all sides (see posts above on how maybe the chapter was unaware of what was going on) it's not right for you to make a generalization like that based on a couple of posts that all of a sudden the OP was kicked to the curb without being told and all NPCs were big bad organizations.

That statement " I'm sorry, ladies, but I just don't get NPC sororities sometimes." is what triggered the "Let's not make this a NPC vs. Non-NPC statement. If that's not what you meant fine, maybe it would have been prevented if your point was articulated in a way that didn't sound like an attack on NPC sororities.

< and now back to the topic presented by the OP >

[33girl]

Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

Ok, what I should have said was "I don't get how NPC sororities tell someone they are no longer a sister if they fail to meet financial obligations"...am I allowed to say that?? I don't understand how that fits in with the concept of sisterhood. We have sisters who have not paid dues in a long time. They are still sisters although they are not permitted to participate in particular activities.

Also, no one said anything about NPC vs. Non-NPC. I spoke of what MY sorority ONLY would do, not ALL non-NPC organizations, but I guess some of you did not process that.

Do you mean alumnae or collegians? We are talking about collegians. I don't know how any collegiate chapter of any sorority could function with such a laissez-faire attitude where dues are concerned. I mean, if Sue and Jane don't pay dues, why should anyone else?