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Originally posted by jhujenn
No it was the application for membership. I was told if the paperwork was approved they would work everything else out.
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That just doesn't seem right, though! You shouldn't be sending in paperwork at random unless you've met their requirements. The way you'd know if you met the requirements is if you had a sponsor who was able to help you know if you're measuring up to the process. I guess I can't really say for sure since I don't know which group you're refering to, but they shouldn't have told you to send it in and then, if approved, "they would work everything else out". That gets the candidate's hopes up! And now you're disappointed.
In my own experience, one sorority sent me the paperwork waaaay early in the process before I had even gotten a hold of the alum association. The guidelines VERY CLEARLY state:
Step 1 - AI fills out the application
Step 2 - The alum sponsor(s) write a recommendation supporting the candidate and send forms and app to the HQ
Step 3 - The HQ AI committee completes a check to make sure the requirements have been met and an Executive Board vote is issued regarding the AI
Step 4 - The collegiate chapter in question votes on the AI
Step 5 - The collegiate chapter and HQ work together to set and initiation schedule.
So, it was very clear to me that I was not eligible to send the paperwork until it had passed through a pre-approval from the alum association. Even then, it was not me who was doing the sending!
In the case of the other sorority I was working with, they interviewed me until the cows came home, extended membership to me and THEN gave me the application. That is, I got the application AFTER the regional coordinator said that she felt I was a suitable candidate and that XYZ would love to have me as a sister.
What happened to you was uncool.
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I haven't heard anything from the other groups for the longest time. I think the leads there are pretty much dead.
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Ugh....I've so been there before.
If this is still important to you, just keep trying!
.....Kelly