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

[gamma_girl52]

Originally posted by LexiKD

It was my understanding that they couldn't deny membership on any basis...is that right?

Lexi, you attended ECU, right...so I know which GSS chapter you're talking about.

Since I'm a member of Gamma Sig...that's not totally correct. The only way someone could be denied membership in our sorority is if that person did not complete the prescribed hours of service that's required for a MIT, which is 10 nationally. Other than that, anyone who wanted to join Gamma Sig could do so. However, I, like Dionysus, am an advocate for exclusivity for reasons like that-non-committed members and those members who, more often than not, try to use Gamma Sig as a stepping stone to get into another sorority. This is rampant amongst those trying to gain membership in NPHC sororities that smile upon perspectives that do a lot of service. Also, GSS chapters recieve a lot of comments such as "you're not a real sorority because you let anybody in" or "all I have to do is do 10 hours and that's it". Don't think we don't have an intake process-and it involves a whole lot more than just doing 10 hours of service. We do have additional requirements.

I do not think anyone thinks that they are better, just different with different oppurtunities.

Sadly, that IS the sentiment-because those greeks that do belong to a council say they ARE better than those of us who don't belong. It may not be at every school, but that attitude is there.

Now at my chapter, we participate in a lot of stuff so we can get our name out there. As I've said before, if we have an event we invite other greeks to come out and support. If the greeks want us to participate in something we're doing, they INVITE us and we'll do it then. We don't try to "get in where we fit in". Wherever we can help, we help, but we're not so desperate to fit in that we're trying too hard to be greek. We go as we are, we go as what we are, and we have a great attitude about who we chose to be-Gamma Sigs. Everyone else can take it or leave it.