Stop the "Baby" Talk

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Junior League new members are called "provisional members" or "provisionals" for the first year, when they go on to "active" membership. I think sororities could use that term, as the new members of a sorority have provisional membership until initiation.

Actually, I believe that AJLI has gone to "New Members" as well. That's what my city was told to do. I believe it's for some of the same reasoning of pledges. We were told not to call them Provisionals any longer.

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

Actually, I believe that AJLI has gone to "New Members" as well. That's what my city was told to do. I believe it's for some of the same reasoning of pledges. We were told not to call them Provisionals any longer.

You are correct. That happened last year.

As for baby ladybugs, having recently researched one, ick! Those are pretty ugly baby bugs. I'm also not sure when it happened, but pearls is now considered a "slang" and we have moved onto new members.

The hardest part of changing terminology all the time is that it becomes difficult for the new members and alumnae to have intergenerational conversations and actually know what everyone is talking about!

[honeychile]

There are some chapters of ADPi who insist that they can only order pins with pearls and blue stones (blue topaz, aquamarine, sapphires). This is NOT an edict from EO - it's a chapter tradition. Two very different things!