Hi guys welcome back to my channel today’s video I’m doing to get ready with me while answering questions that were sent to me from my last live Q&A and I’m doing this because I haven’t actually hosted a live Q&A in a while due to just not having the time to
Do it and you got to like let people know and all this other stuff I don’t have the patience to do that anymore so send me questions and I’ll answer them that’s where I’m at right now I received a list of questions from someone And let’s just get into it how many suits should I have neutral for intake and interview correct um how many suits you should have you so my general thoughts on joining an organization and preparing and all this other stuff is to treat it like an actual job interview so if you’re
Not you know prepared as if You’ be prepared for an interview then you’re not really doing yourself a service by preparing to join the organization so ask yourself what are the things you usually do when you’re preparing for an interview to join a job or to be a part
Of a job you would research the company right you research the organization itself you would make sure you know who the leadership is in that organization so if you’re not doing those things then you’re not doing yourself a service by preparing to join the organization to
Answer to the question of how many suits should you have that’s completely up to you how many suits do you think you need in order to be prepared to join that organization and we’re not just talking about suits just for the meeting we’re also talking about
I guess outfits that you would also wear for an extended period of time um organizations have requirements as far as what the expectations are so they’ll tell you what they expect you to wear um um when you meet with them but it’s also important to have backups like when you
Get ready to work for a job how many suits do you have for that job so I would definitely say more than one uh most likely more than two where’s my concealer most likely more than two probably if I were to put a number on it even though it doesn’t really
Matter I would say to have four but that’s just like to make sure you’re not like caught up doing laundry and get stuck not having clothes kind of deal so for a number to put a number on it I would say four for spring intake is it a certain
Month that they do it I’m guessing if you’re asking for a graduate chapter and if it’s for graduate chapter then the answer is no there’s not a particular month because graduate chapter doesn’t necessarily work on the same timeline that undergraduates would where in undergrad there are specific timelines as far as the institution
Where you have to get things done like you have to have been done with intake before school is out uh for the most part so no there’s not a specific time that they’ll have intake but you should also uh make sure that you are being connected to the
People in your child that you’re interested in joining you should be working on making connections and building connections with people if you’re not already doing that so that you are in the KN and so that you don’t miss anything that occurs as far as when they’re having intake when they’re doing
Informal formal Rush all that good stuff so you need to be networking to make sure that you remain in then no if you don’t know what’s going on that means you’re not doing your part in making sure you are building relationships with people in doing research so you learn
More about the grb chapter or balance it out I’m not sure what is meant by that question should you balance it out balance it out how um if you watch any of my intake videos they all say that you should do research on the organization as well as the chapter
So to answer the first part of that question it would be yes you should do research on the chapter because why join an organization if you don’t know or why you’rein the chapter of an organization if you don’t know anything about the chapter so definitely need to be doing
Your research on the organization and the chapter so that you know what chapter you’re going into I feel like that’s a given but a lot of people don’t know to do that so again treat it like a job interview if you’re doing research on the organization you should also be doing
Research on the people that are within that organization so the people that you’ll be immediately connected with with be the people in the chapter so what do you know about those people in the chapter you’re trying to join an organization and you know absolutely nothing about the chapter are you sure
That’s the chapter that you want to join so make sure that you do research on that aspect of it as well if I have questions for grat out there should I ask them at any take or save them for an interview it depends on the kind of question you have
Um some questions are answered once you when you attend intake so a lot of the questions are answered in that initial meeting itself or two if you have two meetings CU some people would have like an informal kind of meeting and then some people will have the actual formal
Meeting so your questions May in fact be answered during that meeting but my general recommendation is to read the room if it doesn’t appear that the questions you have are questions that are likely that should likely be answered during the informal or formal meeting that you’re in then they may be questions
That you want to ask during the interview some questions are very specific like if you’ve watched any of my videos on questions you should ask or if you’ve um enrolled in my course that talks about questions you should ask then you’ll get a sense of what I’m talking about but if they’re not
Questions that are specific to um people or the experience of being in an organization then you can probably ask them during your first meeting and like I said they may be General to the point where you’re just like random questions not really random but questions that aren’t specific to the chapter
Members whereas if you’re looking to get to know them a little better and want to ask specific questions then those may be questions that you ask during the interview so it just depends once you make it past interviews how soon do you pay the fees I can’t
Answer that that is a question that is specific to your chapter and your organization so I can’t answer specifically when you would pay fees but my recommendation for anyone who wants to join an organization is to make sure that you have your money before you even go down the route of expressing interest
To join an organization because the fees will will come up sooner than you think watch my video on intake timelines for like specific well not really specific but like a more what’s the word more informed or more detailed explanation of what that would look like um because it varies by organization
So can’t really give you a definitive deadline as to when that stuff will be due but I can tell you that it’s better to have your money before you express interest then express interest and then find out how much it costs and don’t have the money um I do have videos on my
Channel that talk about how much money I recommend you save for if you’re wanting to join an organization be it undergraduate or graduate membership um so check those out if you want details on that but as far as what when you’ll be asked to pay for that that really depends on the chapter
And the organization that you want to join so I can’t really disclose what that would look like for you but please check out the videos on my channel for those details I had another question too that um I thought was interesting someone asked me another question that I received was
Whether online degrees were frowned upon and I thought that that was a very interesting question because that’s a common question that I’ve heard literally in my professional experience in addition to people who are interested in joining organizations and I’m curious to know from you guys why do you think having a
Online degree would be frowned upon and maybe it’s just me working from a sense of being in the professional world and professional I mean higher education professional world having an undergraduate degree is not frowned upon in my field um a degree is a degree but that’s a very common question that I’ve
Been getting lately is what or whether or not having a online degree is beneficial to people I can tell you right now that as far as wanting to join an organization having an online degree is not a negative thing to have a lot of people have gone and gotten their master’s degrees online
Especially considering what all has happened since the pandemic people have started going to school online and it is more convenient than ever rather than being in person and having a schedule and having to stick to that schedule and having very little flexibility so having an online degree is not a negative thing
You guys and it’s certainly not something that will be frowned upon or hinder you from joining your organization now whether that online degree is accredited or not that makes a difference if you don’t know what accreditation is look it up but accredited organizations matter accredited institutions matter if you receive an
Online degree from an organization that is not accredited then you’re earning a degree that some professionals would then frown upon because it’s like it’s not recognized for lack of a better word but um to answer the question no it is not frowned upon to earn a degree free
From a online program it’s not something that will hinder you from joining an organization in addition to that um organizations I would encourage you to read your organizations’s membership requirements because organizations will specify what types of degrees are required in order to join their organization and if you’ve watched any
Of my videos on any of the Divine n where I literally go in and Snoop around their website so public information I’m not going in revealing Secrets but if you go online it’ll tell you whether or not they accept 2year degree 4E degree and it’ll even specify or maybe it won’t
But from what I’ve seen it doesn’t specify that it has to be an oncampus degree it just says have to have completed a four-year degree now mind you or organizations are within their right to change their requirements as they see fit to you know make it more fair or what have you
But it does not specify whether it has to be online or not so make sure you’re reading that information for panicking about it um what else I think those are like the main things it was another one that came across my um came across my my
Interest have to find it the same thing goes for people who are taking classes online so from an undergraduate standpoint if you take online classes you are still considered is this the one I want to use you are still considered a full-time student if you take online
Classes now again you have to check with your organization to see if they specify whether or not you how to take classes or to be considered a full-time student what that actually means because some people may have specific requirements but again from my experience full-time student status means this is me going in
An academic shot so full-time student status means that you have at least 12 credit hours to be consider a full-time student at your campus or university however some organizations will require that you have at least 15 credit hours of institution hours from your school that you’re currently in now what does institution
Hours mean that means that you have to have obtained a certain number of credit hours at that school so transferred credits don’t count AP credits don’t count is strictly at the institution that you’re currently enrolled you have to have those hours on um file in order to be considered a
Full-time student at their at their University so that’s what that means so whether you take classes online or on campus as long as it’s at the institution itself you’re taking it at that college or university then you are considered a full-time student now like I said organizations can have very
Specific requirements in order for you to join them and those specific requirements May indeed say that online education does not online classes don’t count I’m not saying that they do say that I’ve never seen that to be honest with you but they could specifically declare what those requirements are so
You have to make sure that you’re reading the membership requirements before you attempt to express interest or go to the information session just save yourself the trouble and make sure you know what you’re getting into before you get into it um but to answer that question in general full-time student status can
Include online classes so me not worry about that I feel like a lot of times we get caught up in hearsay or not really hearsay but we get caught up in what we’re told by other people and sometimes it’s best to just go in and do research remember that
Do your research I’ve always talked about it make sure you’re going in and make sure you’re going in and doing your research because it’s one thing to listen to something that someone says and it’s another to get the information yourself so I will always encourage you guys to get the information for yourself
Learn it for yourself and then if you ever need clarification on something you can always ask but the information is typically right there for you to look at you just kind of have to look for it sometimes so explore the membership page explore their website go to the meetings
That are like the general meetings go to intake orientation where everyone is lost in asking questions so that you don’t feel like you’re the only person asking a question and nine times out of 10 you’ll get your answer just from attending those meetings so you’re not alone and not knowing the
Answer to these questions but there is a community out there that can also so ask questions and you can feel a little better about where you are because you’re not the only one in that position I also had a question trying to run through all the
Questions that I get on my like general questions I get from my Instagram and stuff um I got a question on my channel once and it asked so I posted a video on joining or it was a live Q&A is what it was I posted a video on my live Q&A and
Someone asked a question about joining other organizations and they asked what if they’re in other organizations on campus but don’t hold a lead leadership position and whether or not that would be a deal breaker and then they further specified in saying what if it was a club like a black
Student union and not necessarily a Greek letter organization and let me just clarify if anyone ever watched my placeholder organization I think I know I put a disclaimer in the in the description box but for me to clarify again you can join whatever organization you want when I say don’t join a
Placeholder I mean don’t join an organization and thinking that it’s going to get you into joining a Divine n or Greek letter organization just because you’re in that organization common one I’m just going to say it common ones that students tend to join are the service fraternities and service
Sority service sororities um and they’ll join as members or they’ll get really high up in leadership position and they will use that as leverage or not even leverage but they will use that as their resource or proof to attempt to get into Greek letter organizations like
The divine nine and if you join a service organization just for the sake of joining it and you’re just looking to like build your leadership skills that’s not a problem I’m talking about using these organizations to appear to be more than what you are like you join an
Organization and you act like you’re doing something for it really when really you’re just using it to get you access to joining the actual organization that you want to join that is what I’m talking about and that’s what I’m saying it’s not right so if you’re going to join an organization
Join it and have your full passion and being a part of it um otherwise you’re just using those people and that’s not fair to the people who actually enjoy doing those things so that’s why I say it like that but to answer the question of whether you join a organization like
A student union and whether or not that would be a deal breaker my question that I would then pose would be well why do you think it would be don’t you think it would be beneficial to have other organizations under your belt to show your skill set to show your skill set or
To show your leadership skills so I don’t see anything wrong with joining an organization I don’t see anything wrong with joining something outside of Greek life but if you’re going to do it have the passion for that organization have as much passion for that organization as you would for any
Other and if you end up joining a Divine n organization after being a part of that initial organization then you should still have the passion and drive for both don’t drop one just cuz you join the other because I feel like that’s not fair to the organization that you
Initially joined like you should have time management skills and all the things to be able to manage both because you commit to both and I understand if you can’t commit to one over the other but don’t use them is what I’m saying what else is there I think that’s
Pretty much it I think I think I kind of went on a rant with that I’m sorry but I want to clarify for those who didn’t understand what I was saying in that initial video um all organizations deserve the same amount of respect and passion for it and they shouldn’t be
Used just for access to another my dog is going crazy outside but that’s why I say these things but that pretty much covers all that I was talking about I hope that I didn’t go on too terrible of a rant but I wanted to talk about it and open the floor for
Conversation but makeup is done I’m getting ready to film my actual videos with you guys so hopefully I didn’t um scare anybody away with the videos that I just created but I am missing a lipstick but I hope you guys enjoyed this video and I will see you guys face on the camera
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