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pop up, please add them here. It would be terrific to see an official university website listing them. Or stronger mention on the websites of charitable recipients, or their local Hillel centers. Or mention in a major newspaper. I've kept a copy of the WP article; once additional references would
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But in the case of Delta Pi, such references were lean: The organization emerged as a local just prior to the most recent printing of Baird's, so it was missed. Canadian universities in almost all cases do not recognize social fraternities or sororities as student groups, so they are not mentioned
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find were the following references: --They include regional papers, mention on Hillel and B'nai Brith websites as significant sponsors, mention of longstanding support by large, 100-year old notable charitable foundations, and several student group lists and blogs. I'd also found a comprehensive
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Currently, the only way to find out whether or not a local organization is considered active is by checking the links posted and checking for any recent updates (i.e., viewing Rush/Recruitment events). Should the organization have any events listed within the calendar year, it is considered to be
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Cyberbot II has detected that page contains external links that have either been globally or locally blacklisted. Links tend to be blacklisted because they have a history of being spammed, or are highly innappropriate for Knowledge (XXG). This, however, doesn't necessarily mean it's spam, or not a
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issue that was of concern. Those against the page were rather passionate in their claims that the references were bad - more passionate than is shown toward many, many pages on Knowledge (XXG) that similarly have thin references.
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been deleted on a thin vote for the same reason. These were probably fair deletions due to lack of content or quality of the articles, but may have created a bias against the group. An article for an unaffiliated movie, 1985's
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To ensure a discussion about this doesn't go down the memory hole, here is the history, to date, of attempts to create a Knowledge (XXG) article for the Canadian Jewish sorority,
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that discuss the group, with more than a passing mention: An article about Greek life, with photo(s), quotes and information about a group should be sufficient.
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active. Organizations that do not show any upcoming events/rush/recruitment periods within the calendar year is then considered inactive until further notice.
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I thought these showed a preponderance of evidence that this 30-year old organization existed, and was notable. But not quite good enough.
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I thought it unfair, as many Greek society articles include a note at the top, asking for additional references. The fact of Delta Pi's
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Existence seems proven: Even without Baird's, yearbooks, official university recognition or national press, clearly, these Canadian
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pass this strangely, and zealously applied bar of notability, I'll offer up the page again, with these additional references.
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Can you figure out why the fraternity table is displaying extra wide? Both tables are 100% as far as I can tell. Thanks.
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And for the record, I have no affiliation with the sorority; am not Canadian, nor Jewish, and am not female.
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In 2020 I wrote a comprehensive article for Delta Pi in a style that matches others within the scope of the
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which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —
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Numerous examples of Linked In pages or university articles note participation of individual members
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Why are all of the fraternities in one table, but the sororities are split between NPC and non-NPC?
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A stub article for the sorority had been created in 2005, but deleted on a thin vote as not being
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reports in the inaugural Walk With Israel event, where AEPi and Delta Pi were noted participants
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Assuming that 30-year-old Delta Pi will continue its operations, when additional references of
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News articles in national or otherwise notable newspapers, magazines or other publications
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If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the
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organizations, including Delta Pi, and in spite of official lack of support
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If you would like me to provide more information on the talk page, contact
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noted in a 2018 article on the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation website
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The sorority is linked on several Canadian social media sites, such as
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Greek societies commonly show notability via several standard methods:
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Canadian universities do not suppress all mention of Greek activity.
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social fraternities or sororities, as in the case of York, per
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Below is a list of links that were found on the main page:
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The sorority's 23-year (then) history of philanthropy is
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college or university Student Organization list websites
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MacInsiders website, for the McMaster Student Community
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is noted as a partner organization by 96-year old BBYO
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Noted on Ryerson's Hillel website as an active group
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standard reference book in the Greek Society world,
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Local Organizations - Listing Active/Inactive Status
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Because I was in the middle of merging tables. LOL.
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