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Originally posted by 33girl
Simple. Because being Greek is a lifetime commitment.
If you join the band or hall council and it sucks, you can quit. It's not a big deal. Greek membership should not be that way.
No NPHC member can join their first semester, and overall, the number of members that continue to show commitment to their groups as alumni is far greater than that of NIC or NPC. I don't think this is a coincidence.
So if you ask why it's not treated like other extracurriculars, it's because it's NOT like other extracurriculars.
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I agree that Greek life is not like other extracurriculars. And yes, being Greek is a lifetime commitment. Perhaps a poor choice of words on my part.
There will always be members who end up going inactive or disaffiliating from their GLO. And perhaps someone who has taken more time to prepare or understand the commitment is less likely to do so. But that seems to point to the GLO (or NPC/IFC) taking responsibility to educate potential new members on what being Greek means and the commitment that entails. Something that NPHC members do very well.
Perhaps I'm being naive, but I have faith that a freshman can make that commitment.
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