Thanks for all of your replies. I have emailed the alumnae coordinator for this region and she has not replied (this was about a month ago). I also filled out the form at the Northeast Alumnae website that is supposed to give my info to them. In addition to that, I have updated my new name and address info with DZ HQ, also a month ago. So everyone that should know that I have relocated, "should" know :)

I do not want to be a CCD (chapter advisor for all of you non-DZ's). I am starting my first year of teaching in September, so I don't think that would be a good move on my part as far as my responsibilities/commitments are concerned. I just want to help out every once in a while, possibly be an advisor to a specific officer (for instance, help the treasurer with her audits or with the budget or something). Bring pizza during finals or maybe just bring them a cake for founder's day or something...you know, nothing monumental, just let them know someone cares.

The main thing that I am concerned about is not the collegiate chapter seeming disinterested in my help at the moment...it is the fact that I was trying to get into contact with alums so that I can have people to hang out with! I mean, I am sure the collegians are great and everything, but I am new here and would sorta like some friends that are my age...i.e.: graduated from college. My little sisters are still in school, so I have NOTHING against being friends with collegians, but you know what I mean...I have to work now and try to act like a grown-up ;)

Oh yeah...according to the NPC website, the closest local panhellenic is in Boston...so the thing about contacting the local panhellenic...well, there isn't one. So they need one of those too!

I'm in the same position, I"m pursuing getting involved as an alumni and I've been out of the whole sorority thing for years, I spent the past 7 years living nowhere near any chapters of my sorority.

I've made contact with one of the local chapters and the girl I spoke to was really really enthusiastic about my help, and about my possibly initiating an alumnae association in the area.

Additionally, I'm applying to be a chapter advisor for my home chapter. I do hope that this works out because I'm very anxious to get involved again.

Reading these stories about alumnae in my age bracket getting involved again, it reaffirms that this is what I was meant to do while I'm living in this proximity to my sorority. Sisterhood really is forever...

dzsaigirl, don't give up! Sadly some chapters see alumnae who offer to help as someone who will want to criticize them or change things.

Send the chapter a welcome back note or a congratulations card after recruitment. Depending on their size, how about a pizza (or whatever the women eat nowadays!) party before a chapter meeting or for the new members? Tell them you want to hear about their chapter, what's they're doing etc. - they love to talk about themselves! Sometimes ya just gotta show up!

I've found when I visited a local chapter and once they realize you're not there to "tattle on them" or find their faults, they'll be more receptive! Sometimes you gotta start taking baby steps to gain their trust. Then they'll start asking you to more things. And then they'll start complaining if you don't show up at everything!!! :rolleyes: Go figure!

It's amazing how chapter members will complain that they don't get any help from their alumnae yet when it's offered they don't want it and alienate their alumnae from offering again in the future. Sadly, they figure it out AFTER they graduate!

As #1 I got respect! I can understand what you are going through!

I was told by an Active on a situatio that it was not any of my damn business!

I very calmally which is hard for me, I Said listen Asswhole if it was not for me we would not be having this very conversation!

Many times the Active Chapter get to big for pants and go their way untill get into to trouble! OOPS We need the Alums to bail us out!

Many Ole Alums such as my self have worked over the years to do just that!

Many Alums feel that they got themselves in that situation let them get out of it! Wrong!
I told them in the last Mentoring session that we run each Sem. that I had almost conntacted the Hedqs to close them down if they did not get head out of ass!

Hell we are in trobuble and are fighting for our lives!

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