Is there a place for non-members to volunteer?
 

Is there a role for alumna of a particular college or university to assist Panhellenic or individual chapters without being an alumna of the Panhellenic or any of the sororities?

If not (which I suspect is the case) are there organizations that focus on working with collegiate women to achieve similar aims (leadership development, friendship, mutual support, scholarship, service) to those that we've found and developed through being sorority women?

Thanks.

Contact your college to see what they have. Maybe their alumni group has a program.

Ditto. Probably start with a look around your college webpages, or call student affairs. I would think that there would be many mentorship opportunities with MS or HS girls, no matter where you live. You might want to look into that.

Here in Houston, Delta Gamma works with the Lighthouse for the Blind. Are you talking about opportunities like these?

http://http://www.chron.com/about/houston-gives/article/Houston-Delta-Gammas-keep-on-doing-good-5338839.php



I think I see a plan being hatched....

Yup

Don't your chapters need alumnae help? Inquire with them.

What is the motivation?

How would you present yourself to an organization? (I really would like to know, I'm not snarking.)

Also didn't you join Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi and Beta Sigma Phi? Aren't there opportunities with them?

Beta Sigma Phi doesn't have alumnae. We also do not work with Collegiate women as a sorority aim. I wish that we did have that focus, but its not why we were founded and not why we exist. I do interact intensively with my sisters who are in college, and encourage them and am happy to be there for them. That's what ANY sister of my organization that has sisters attending college would do, is it not?

And what "plan" is supposedly being hatched? I believe in helping collegiate women in the same way that I was assisted and encouraged through my college days both in and out of sorority and am a huge fan of being able to do the same for others. Is that a bad thing?

Yup yup yup.

I am an alumna of a colony of SAEPi. I haven't been able to do any of what I described in my previous posts for various reasons, much as I'd like to. There isn't a role for me to do so at the moment. So, I remain supportive from afar and am ready to assist if and when I am needed.

I answered the question about Beta Sigma Phi in my previous post.

I'd simply present myself as: I'm an alumna of the University, supportive of sorority life and want to help in any way that I can as a non-member.

That's all.

I'm confused about the colony statement. Is SAEPi already colonized on your campus or did you graduate before they got their charter? Were you initiated into the sisterhood? Also, Beta Sigma Phi does have some chapters on campuses. Check those out and see how you can get involved. Maybe instead of volunteering to help with Greek Life, you can volunteer at a local animal or homeless shelter. You can make a great impact on people without it having to be Greek-based. You could even wear your BSP letters to show that's what Beta Sigma Phi is all about!

As a recent graduate, there would be no place for you as an adviser. Women in advisory rolls have several years of separation from collegiate life before attempting to join advisory councils (in most situations.) The few NPCs that actually welcome outside help are looking for people with specific knowledge of areas in which there is a deficit in their own alumnae pool. There would not be a place for a nonmember to just be a "mentor" or lend support.

But in her case, she has a couple more years behind her that may add to her appeal. There will be a colony at her school coming up. There may be a role, in support of the Greek Life office (certainly not with the colony team), where they may appreciate the help. And for that matter, volunteering in the GL office might provide you the opportunities you seek. If you are still a student, which I can't remember.

I have supported a campus where we don't have a chapter for MRABA signing. It might be possible for you to take on that kind of a role, for 2 hours once a year. It's not much.

I graduated before the colony was (hopefully will be) chartered. I was never initiated.

We do have Beta Sigma Phi collegiate chapters in other states, so I'll get into touch with them and see if I can lend any assistance.

I'd like to get involved again with volunteering at my local animal shelter, so I'll pursue that.

Still, I think you should probably consider stepping back from helping with Greek Life. Like I said, you can get really involved possibly with Beta Sigma Phi or other local shelters but, as someone who is not from NPC, NPHC, or others like that, wanting to help may not be as welcomed. I know you have good intentions but, it's not like you are an alumna from an NPC coming to a campus where her chapter is not represented and you want to help without bias regarding recruitment or something.

As far as helping a colony, I'm not sure that would be nearly as welcomed either. Who knows? The most I could think of is trying to work in a Greek Life office or as a house mom for one of the sororities or fraternities on the campus.