Non-social GLOs...do you honestly consider us fellow Greeks?

[gamma_girl52]

At my school, Gamma Sig is cool with most of the greeks on campus. But it certainly wasn't like that in the beginning when I brought it on the campus. It was expected because we do have the lines, the calls, the handsigns, and nationally my sorority doesn't operate this way (only a few GSS chapters do). I knew going in that some people's eybrows would raise, and I was ready for the comments. However, we just did our service and respected the greeks on the campus, and we earned theirs in time.
We participate in certain events (not Greek Week) when invited and we also do the same with our events.

I think it just varies from campus to campus-there are greeks on my campus who can't understand why I have to say "We're not greek" in the traditional sense. So instead I say, "We just don't belong to a council, but we can still support".

Nationally, Gamma Sig cannot join ANY greek council on that respective campus UNLESS it's necessary for that chapter to function on that campus. Gamma Sig actually did seek to affiliate with PHC in the 60's, but decided not to because the sorority wanted to keep membership open to everyone, which they couldn't do because of Rush regulations/membership regulations.

I feel that even though I'm a "service" greek (IMO, everyone that's greek is just as committed to serving as I am), I'm still greek like everyone else. I take pride in my sorority and the things we do and have done for others, just like every other greek does.