[honeychile]

I agree with everything FSUZeta had to say.

What I did was to sit the Executive Board down and go over what did and didn't get done, what went well and what didn't. Then, I compared their sorority experience with work.

"Okay, Sarah, as Social Chairman, planned a Formal for (date). No one would be in her committee, and it fell through. I assume that not one of the sisters wanted to have a Formal this year?"

"Heather, as Housing Chair, did not meet with the full Housing Committee during her year. Therefore, you all did not get any of the improvements that you now see that you need badly - but haven't budgeted for them. Amy, as Treasurer, did not include enough money in her budget for Housing, and yet the Executive Board approved it."

"On the other hand, Hannah did get all of the catsuits properly washed, repaired when necessary, and followed the new standards on ritual equipment - and had an excess in her budget."

"Katie covered each point to her position in Membership Education and we had a 100% retainment! She went a little over budget, but upon asking the Advisory Committee, the funds were happily raised."

etc, etc, until everyone was covered. I would then pass out the basic stats - Name/Office/Budget/Results - to each sister involved, and say, "A sorority is most of your first experience in a corporation. Some of you would have received raises and/or promotions by the way your position was handled. Some of you would have been fired. Let's now discuss what worked and what didn't, looking at it in THAT light."

While I used the same basic discussion more than once, by the second year, things had improved 100%. Their motivation is to get the best job possible, and you are simply showing them how to do so. If they try to use their studies as a crutch (as opposed to a realistic reason for not doing something), then ask them what they would do if while working, their partner took maternity leave and they now had to do the work of two people. IT HAPPENS!

Oh, the last item? No crying. Since no yelling, accusations, or profanity was permitted, neither was crying. Keep it at a business level, and you'll do better at the sisterhood level!

As they say, it's the worst job you'll ever love!