I was thinking about this over lunch as I was walking our dog. I feel that some people perceive NPHC orgs to have the life-long commitment they do because members can join at any age whereas for NPC the majority of their members join during ther 4 or so years of college.
Of course, this is changing with the increasing popularity of Alumnae Initiation for many NPC orgs. And, again, it is up to our organization to educate its members that membership is a lifetime commitment, something I feel the NPHC orgs do very well. Then, it is up to the individual member to take it as she may.
I think it's great you're going to encourage your friends to become more active alumnae. I think, most of the time, members aren't aware of the opportunities that exist after they graduate.
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It's gonna be a hootenanny.
Or maybe a jamboree.
Or possibly even a shindig or lollapalooza.
Perhaps it'll be a hootshinpaloozaree. I don't know.
Last edited by ISUKappa; 08-05-2004 at 04:54 PM.
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