Other organizations to serve
 

Sooooo.......lets say the worse thing in the world (just kidding) happened and you were not accepted into a sorority or fraternity:eek::eek::eek:! Or in addition to your fraternity or sorority.


What other organizations would you join or try to join or be involved with?

Maybe you want to be involved in them all at once or maybe just in your lifetime.


Me:
My Chuch: I am always doing stuff there!!:D
Girl Scouts: I was one and I assist a troop:)
Urban Leauge: My friend's mom is the President and CEO in my hometown
Red Cross
Junior Leauge: If possible one day

There are others I would like to be involved with ....I will add them later.

- Junior League
- Amnesty International
- *serving a non-profit board - I was just 'interviewed' and recommended for membership. This is an excellent way to serve your community, and many people don't take advantage of it.

I am involved with my daughter's Girl Scout troop and my son's Boy Scout troop although I'm no longer a leader. Those are good. If I didn't do Alpha Gam stuff, I would probably get involved in the League of Women Voters. It's a family tradition that I haven't yet picked up (grandmother, great aunt and mother were all Presidents of regional Leagues). I would also be more involved in the school groups... Parents associations, band boosters, and possibly the School Board.

If only I'd win that Mega Millions so that I could have time for all of it!

The Organization of Black Designers
My church

My church! (Amen! Hallelujah Holla-Back)

Big Brothers/Big Sisters (Just filled out the app)

NAACP

PRSSA

L.E.A.D.~ Lifting Embracing & Developing, an alum mentor group for Xinos

Workin' on becoming the youngest trustee for our Urban League:cool: as well as a seat on the Mayors Young Professional Kitchen Cabinet...:cool:

Lions/Lionesses - I've wanted to look into that, they have one in my town
WELCA - Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

This Fall at church, I'm directing adult handbells and am leading the Youth Praise Band vocals, while my friend Joel does the instruments.

Getting more involved at church (women's ministry here I come)
A 2nd placement with the Junior League (JLW 2nd yr active here:))
Board member for a non-profit org

I am a member of the Urban League, and am entering my provisional year for Junior League. I'd like to become a board member for my Literacy Council (i'm a volunteer tutor) and/or a board member for our local Friends of the Library group.

I could always be more active in church. right now i'm holding it down as a moocher in our Young Adult Ministry (meaning: i come out to fun events. don't attend meetings or help with any planning).

When i am a "grown up" i plan on getting involved with NCNW and 100 Black Women.

how did everything with your local station board (public radio) go? Is this the interview you're talking about? I remember you talking about this a while back, i think...

Good memory!:cool: ;) I'm actually possibly joining one of the public radio station's advisory committees. They meet every 3 months and I missed the June meeting, so I'm trying to make the September one. Actually, this interview was for the domestic violence shelter in my area.

For me the big ones are...

Girl Scouts of the USA - I am a life member, so it is a lifetime ;)
The American Red Cross - 25 years involvement now ;)
Toys for Tots / Operation Christmas

I have projects for all kinds of others...

Local HIV/AIDS clinic

If I wasn't an Alpha, I'd probably consider getting active with the Washington Urban League.

I'm in the Junior League (placed as Planning Assistant to the VP this year).

I've been trying to do some docent work so that I can sit on the board at LACMA next year.

I hope to be a Link by the time I turn 35.

I also am apart of an org. called Reading to Kids.

you know Thursday Network would be happy to have you :)

I'm involved in:

Beta Sigma Phi at the chapter and city level (i'm including it here because it's not an NPC college sorority)
Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
American Diabetes Association
Multiple Sclerosis Society
I volunteered over the summer at the Senior Citizens's Center's ADult Day care/center for creative living

I'm wanting to join the Junior League here. Those of you that are members of your local Junior League, how have you enjoyed it? Has it been a worthwhile experience for you thus far? How involved is the membership process? Thanks.

Since this is my only Alpha Phi Outlet since nothing is around me any longer i stay active on here ( 50%) of the time...i may not post a lot , but i do read:

I am and involved with the church:
Sunday School teacher
ASltar guild
Womans Ministries
Greeter/lector

Of course i am very active in my Masonic work:
Eastern Star
Jobs Daughters and Rainbow

i rejoined Beta Sigma Phi here in town

My sons Cub Scouts
and his sports teams ( Little League and Soccor)--on board for those
I am active in his PTA at his elem school and now since we transferred him to private school i am looking to be active at St. Timothys (were we go to church at too) even more


I would love to be active in Junior League but we dont have a chapter here fo that

I have served with my church in California as a Deacon
I have also served with my church in my current location as a Deacon

In my current city where I reside:

I serve with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Committee and their African American women's breast cancer collaborative.
I was working on the American Heart Association heart walk and their Cultural Health Initiatives
I can easily serve on the Urban League, but I am not feeling that right now.
There is a stronger NAACP in this area
And the local YMCA has a girl's mentorship program
My local university has several opportunities to serve.

As a result, the Faculty Senate is recommending that all matriculating undergraduates must serve a minimum of 300 hours of community service as a graduation requirement. I have not seen the formal language so this is heresay.

Other organizations I'm involved in
 

I am a member of:

The Junior League
The Links, Incorporated
And I help with fundraising and/or serve on the Board for a few other organizations including Girls, Inc; The Opera Company; and Art Sanctuary (founded by author Lorene Cary).

Remember to watch Star Jones today on Court TV!

I'm a very active member of the Jaycees. I'm VP of my chapter this year.

I'm active in my church, too. AlphaFrog, I just love handbells, but my group meets at the same time as our handbell group. :(

I'm also active in several historical groups, from getting elementary students interested to minor reenacting to volunteering at the library.

Vounteer counseling.

I'm in the process of training to read for the blind.

I did some volunteer work with my niece's Sparks group in Girl Guides (that's Girl "Scouts" for my American cousins ;) )
It was fun at the time.

I wish I was involved in another organization, i'm pretty far from my school, and I tried to help out here at Manhattan, but the local sororities didn't really want to hear what I had to say... I think they were too overwhelmed by what I said they had to do... oh well, their loss not mine. :o

Activity update: I was asked to help out with the praise band (accoustic guitars/vocals)...and then, after I said I would, the person running it comes to me and says that he can't be involved anymore so I need to take it over. AND the person who was doing the Youth handbells is not able to this year, so she asked me to take that over. Wow...I went from being INVOLVED in church activities to LEADING just about every group I'm in.

I'm a member and I have enjoyed it so far. There is a wide range of volunteer and social opportunities. I've met amazing people and I really feel more connected to my community. As a provisional member, I attended classes to learn about the league, and then our new member group had to organize and execute an activity at a shelter for runaway girls. I felt like I was able to get involved with the volunteer opportunities and membership meetings right away though.

I have thought about becoming Freemasons for a very long while....but I am still on the fence about it.

Silverspurs