Women who start out at community college

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I disagree with this entire post.


As far as learning history...chapters still do that?? (Snarky and sarcastic...but not really. Look at NM programs nowadays.)

I see your points. My frame of reference for my own collegiate chapter was a very small chapter, less than 45 women. As to the part I quoted, our new programming spreads out the learning over the entire collegiate experience with separate programming for new members, middle members and seniors. So you'd definitely miss out on some things if you weren't in at least 3 years.

Re: als' post, (didn't quote, sorry): I'm referring to only the collegiate experience, not the alumnae experience. The collegiate experience is very short in comparison so losing time from that experience is more significant, in my view. I'm one of the more "pro AI" people on here so I see a lot of value in the alumnae years of membership but the collegiate years are so very different than the alumnae years.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Re: als' post, (didn't quote, sorry): I'm referring to only the collegiate experience, not the alumnae experience. The collegiate experience is very short in comparison so losing time from that experience is more significant, in my view. I'm one of the more "pro AI" people on here so I see a lot of value in the alumnae years of membership but the collegiate years are so very different than the alumnae years.

I guess this is the crux of it. We can say a billion times that "membership is for life", but the emphasis will always be on those four(ish) years as an undergraduate.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I guess this is the crux of it. We can say a billion times that "membership is for life", but the emphasis will always be on those four(ish) years as an undergraduate.

Because ultimately for NPC groups the college experience is not comparable to the alumnae experience. They're incredibly different even at the most active alumnae chapters.

[carnation]

It's not very different at all for many alums, other than there's no formal rush to speak of. I've known of several tightly-knit alum groups that meet regularly and get involved in tons of activities, both social and service. I've even heard alums of various sororities say that their alum group is closer and more active than their chapter of initiation was.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by carnation

It's not very different at all for many alums, other than there's no formal rush to speak of. I've known of several tightly-knit alum groups that meet regularly and get involved in tons of activities, both social and service. I've even heard alums of various sororities say that their alum group is closer and more active than their chapter of initiation was.

Mixers?

Initiation and other activities with the pledge class?

Greek week?

If you don't show up you get fined?

We're not talking about closeness of relationships, we're talking about activities.

[carnation]

My chapter in Arkansas had mixers with other alum clubs plus events with husbands. We had a huge part in the active chapter's initiation ceremonies plus we were very involved in helping during rush.

Nobody got fined because we had such great attendance!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by carnation

My chapter in Arkansas had mixers with other alum clubs plus events with husbands. We had a huge part in the active chapter's initiation ceremonies plus we were very involved in helping during rush.

So, the exception that proves the rule, huh? Unless you're willing to say that your experience is representative of your GLO's alumane members in general?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AGDee

As to the part I quoted, our new programming spreads out the learning over the entire collegiate experience with separate programming for new members, middle members and seniors. So you'd definitely miss out on some things if you weren't in at least 3 years.

Ours does the same. That's part of the reason I'm not too jazzed about it - especially since we have chapters at MANY schools where late-in-life (lol) pledges are commonplace. It doesn't make sense to me - it's like whoever wrote the program was being aspirational rather than realistic. I know I've also stated on here that the whole "making it easier for seniors to stay involved and so slightly lessening their responsibilities" and "programming that makes the seniors feel like they should just GTFO" is a very, very fine line to walk.