Talk:Gamma Sigma Sigma/Archive 1

Notable Alumnae
With Notable Alumnae added as its own section, the sentence above should probably be deleted. The chapter that Ms. Norman initiated at probably should be included in some form (See the Notable alumni of Alpha Phi Omega page for a suggested format), but the date and size of pledge class probably should be removed. Naraht 10:12, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I've fixed it. You can edit this away once you've seen it, I just wanted to acknowledge your comment. Thanks for pointing out the double info. Liz 06:25, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Does anyone have a source for the information on the people in the current famous alumni list? Naraht 14:49, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

How does National Honorary Member (which there seem to be one per convention) differ from Woman of the Year at the convention? Naraht 15:00, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

I'll answer the "National Honorary Member" question as it relates to the "Woman of the Year" at convention ... is it ok if I can't source it? I'm a GSS sister that has been to convention and taken part in a lot of what goes on. Does it need referenced to me, then? I'm no expert ... just a sister. Sarah 00:39, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Any answer is better than none. Maybe I can help find a reference if I know what I'm looking for...Naraht 10:30, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, an Honorary member may refer to anyone that has achieved a semi-status in Gamma Sig; this can include Sweethearts, advisors, or people who have high importance or relations to Gamma Sig (and a select chapter, for example) and its functions, but does not "pledge" or go through a period of pledging to the sorority. They have basically the same rights as a sister (can wear letters, etc., though that changes from chapter to chapter as to their preference. Some chapters allow them to wear letters, some allow them to wear shirts with simply "Gamma Sig" or "Gamma Sigma Sigma" in english, not in Greek lettering.)  They cannot run for office, in most cases, and usually aren't even allowed to vote on them. They are allowed to attend meetings, be recognized with the sorority chapter and at convention.

The "Woman of the Year" is a role model that has been chosen by the National Board (usually by the Woman of the Year Committee) and is honored at the National Convention, which meets biannually on odd-numbered years. Typically they have contributed some type of service or benefit to society, and has values that coincide with Gamma Sig and our service ideals. They are typically not a member of Gamma Sig (actually in most cases they are not), therefore their good-will actions happen without general association with Gamma Sig. As a result of their selection as a "Woman of the Year" at convention, they are bestowed the honor of becoming an "Honorary Member", termed because they have not gone through a New Member Orientation program or pledge period as a regular member. It is not necessary to be a "Woman of the Year" to be a Honorary Member, and to be selected as a Woman of the Year it doesn't necessarily mean that you are selected to be an Honorary Member, but it is a great honor that coincides with selection as a Woman of the Year and expresses how important we value their service work.

I will run through our National Bylaws to see if I can't find anything regarding an Honorary Member; I'll reference the National Woman of the Year Committee to see also if I can't find what qualifications and what kind of explanation they serve for a Woman of the Year. Sarah 10:19, 6 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Interesting. I found a copy of the Gamma Sig National by-laws at http://ohiounion.osu.edu/posts/studentorgs/constitutions/2007_9_19_17_6_GSS.doc. All the mention of Honorary membership was chapter honorary membership takes 3/4 of a chapter and National honorary membership takes 3/4 of the National Board. No mentions at all of what qualifications are needed to be an advisor.


 * I also can't find a mention there of Woman of the year. It sounds like, while theoretically someone could be "Woman of the Year" without being a National Honorary member, in practice it just doesn't happen.


 * I'm surprised that Advisors are viewed as a type of Honorary. Do advisors go through the same ritual which makes pledges into sisters?Naraht 15:59, 6 November 2007 (UTC)


 * The advisor for our chapter (Gamma Phi) at Saint Francis was actually a sister at one point, when she went to school here. So, technically, she went through the same thing that we did at one point as pledges or new members.  However, I don't think that most advisors have that same experience, or that same honor.  I'll do some research and networking with some of the other chapters around here ... (Sarah 17:22, 6 November 2007 (UTC))
 * Cool. I think it may be appropriate to split them into two lists eventually, with the information that all(?) of the Women of the Year are also honorary. I'm also going to alphabetize and add one more from the list at Drexel.Naraht 13:42, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Women of the Year are granted Honorary membership so yes, they are all honorary members. Advisors (local level) can be granted Honorary membership by the local chapter based on a vote (number needed is outlined in local bylaws). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.6.145.237 (talk) 01:03, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Adding the crest back
Whomever just updated the article has done a GREAT job! Congrats! :)

Also, does anyone know how we could add the crest without it getting deleted all the time? We're allowed to use it to promote Gamma Sig and on things referring to Gamma Sig, though it's not like it's on letterhead or something similar as an official document of the sorority. Starryeyedsarah (talk) 23:35, 30 January 2008 (UTC)


 * (thank you, you can look at the history to see who has made what changes)
 * Take a look at how the crest images are handled on other greek letter organizations like Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Kappa Alpha. (Go to the page and then click on the image) For Alpha Phi Omega, I added that I had received permission from the APO Director of Chapter Services and that appears to have been enough. If the GSS Director of Marketing (who has made some changes, just not ones that were wikipedia appropriate) were to approve the use of the Crest here, IMO, it should be fine, however information to that affect needs to be included in the wikipage for the image.The real answer according to Wikipedia is at Non-free use rationale guideline Naraht (talk) 03:47, 31 January 2008 (UTC)


 * OK, I added the crest back as Image:GSSCrest.jpg, we'll see if it survives this time.Naraht (talk) 23:04, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much for your help ... I really do appreciate it. It helps the article so much!  :)  If we do end up having problems with it, past this, I will talk to our National Marketing Director and see what we can do!  Starryeyedsarah (talk) 06:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)


 * There is still a great deal of improvement that I think can be done. Look at Alpha Phi Alpha for where we can go. At the bottom of the http://www.gammasigmasigma.org/gss_mission-history.htm page, there are instructions for sisters on getting a more complete history. That may be a place to start.Naraht (talk) 13:32, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

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