ceremony for alumni on founders day?

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

You get monthly emails? I received a printed invitation to IRD in the mail last week which resulted in a case of the vapors and retiring to my fainting couch to recover. I think the invitation was the result of a conversation with an alumna where I shared the lack of communication/invitation from the local collegiate chapter. I haven't moved in four years, or changed my email address, name, or phone number, and IHQ contacts me on the regular. IHQ sent me an e-vite to an alumna meeting at the house, even. I figure that some sister says she'll email, call, text, and never follows through, or it is on facebook and I'm not that into facebook. I refuse to attend any event without a proper invitation, and I only expect three a year. Initiation, IRD, and Feast of Roses, and Initiation and Feast of Roses could happen again in the spring. We have a lot of silver squirrels locally, so written invitations aren't an outdated expectation. I always know when events are, I just don't go due to a conflict or lack of a real invitation sent in a timely manner.

I also retreated to my fainting couch with smelling salts tonight as I was looking at a chapter webpage where alumni was used more than once, and there was a link to NATIONALS. I've never heard of this Nationals they mention, and this chapter page was on their IHQ information page. Maybe Nationals exists through a door in my wardrobe with all of my mailed invitations?

LOL. They started the emails a couple of years ago - I think I had just moved to Chicago at that point. I appreciate getting them because they do have information about the new members, what they're doing, and remind me to send money for various philanthropy events. I did get an invitation to IRD (I won't be able to make it, though).

When I was a collegian, we did have a newsletter that was sent out probably bimonthly, but it wasn't electronic. We also only made an effort for IRD once or twice while I was a collegian and we ended up going to a nearby chapter to hang out - I don't even know if we invited alumnae.

At least on the alumnae front, these collegians are WAY better at it than we were. I appreciate it.