Parents Clubs
 

I just spent 4 days at the ADPi training session and one of the topics that came up was getting parents more involved with the chapter. I really like this idea and I think it would work well with the chapter I advise but I'm a little stuck on the logistics.

Does anyone have a parents club with their chapter? What type of things do they organize/help with? How do you have it set up? How many parents are involved?

Any and all help would be great! Thanks!

ETA: Just found the new similar threads search after I posted so sorry for the new thread, however new ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Do you know how they are organized? (ie do they hold elections, appoint positions, etc)

Hey HB-- contact the OCAA. They support Alpha Psi at USC and Alpha Psi has a parents club.

Do you mean the LA AA? OCAA only supports Zeta Alpha...

I remember reading somewhere that Tri Delta has a sorority specifically for mothers of Tri Deltas whose role is to help out Tri Delta chapters with stuff. You should find out about what they do.

^^^The name of the org in question is Psi Psi Psi (Tri-Psi).

No, OCAA are a lot of USC grads. I'd start with them. From my experience with LAAA, they've got more UCLA grads... and there's this weird USC/UCLA divison. I'll PM you.

Our parents club has elections for their officers.

They buy us stuff that the housing corp wouldn't/shouldn't have to - which is most of the stuff in our 2 tv rooms. Whereas housing corp buys new bunkbeds.

A lot depends on how old the Chapter is. Maybe?

I know the Sig Eps across the street from Us did a tremendous job with a Parents Club.

We need to do that also, and I will be working on it.

It can be a boon in many ways.

Help raise money for the Chapter and inform Parents what their Sons and Daughters are really doing with people that they dont know and what The Greek Organization they belong to is all about.:D

I will never forget when a Brothers Parents, good farm folk from West Kansas, came into town. Hayseeds for sure. They did not want their Boy to join a Greek Organization.

Well, at the Time, He was President of the Chapter.

They came up on the deck of the house and gave Him a LXA Badge in front of # 50 Brothers.

There was not a dry eye on the deck that day!:)

I have an old pledge book (1945 or 1947), and it makes a big deal out of Mother's Clubs. As I was reading it, I couldn't help but wonder why they went by the wayside - there are so many things they can do!

When you consider how many cities have 3-4 chapters in their area, the Parents club could take a lot of the strain off of Advisors, which allows them to address the more important matters. I'm thinking about the little things, such as Clean Up Day(s), Finals Feeds, Spirit Boosters - that type of thing, but I'm sure there's more. If you'd like, I can PM you the details from the old pledge book when I get home.

Keep in mind that when that book was published, most women didn't have jobs and were stay-at-home mothers and housewives. Women today are much more likely to have a job, and therefore have less time to commit to other activities such as being on a parents' club for their daughters' sororities.

Also, I fail to see where advisers perform "mom" duties like assigning house clean up or goody baskets for finals... that's what house moms and chapter officers are for...

I think Parents Clubs would be good booster organizations-- plan a few events for them, solicit material donations (like recruitment dinners and supplies) and $$$ donations, send a newsletter...

Oh, of course, it's written for another age! But I was just offering to pass along a nugget or two which may be there.

adpiucf - if I had a nickle for every goody basket or cleaning day I've spent as an alumna, I could retire tomorrow! I suppose it's something that's traditional from chapter to chapter.