|
Sisterhood time!!
Greekgirlie05 - you are AWESOME! It is so nice and refreshing to hear about a new member who wants to change things for the better -- usually all we hear about are the ones who gripe and complain because they don't want to work for their badge. So kudos to you!
The chapter I advise has events called Sisterhoods. And they can be anything from the girls getting together to go bowling, to them working at a soup kitchen. And when they do community events like that, they send their calendar info to panhell so that OTHER chapters on campus know what they are doing. Therefore, they end up with a good rep in our community, as well as with panhell. I would strongly advise that you implement these sisterhood type events. You could go to your exec, and tell them your concerns regarding the chapter, and that this would be a good way to not only boost your chapter's self-esteem, but to also start working on your rep.
Also, ANY member of our sorority, new or initiated sister, can bring another sister before standards. If a sister is doing something to hurt the image of the chapter, then she needs to be brought to standards (of course after you or others talk to her and try to remind her what this behavior can do to the chapter). If that doesn't work, then she needs to go before standards. The sooner her behind gets in check, the better it will be for everyone involved!
Finally, you guys NEED an advisory board. If you don't already have a chapter advisor and/or an advisory board, then call your regional chairperson (we call ours Province Chairs) and talk with her about some ideas you had (I wouldn't necessarily be too quick to tell her all the bad stuff as sometimes this worries the heck out of national folks!) and ask if there are any local alums that would be interested in helping out. It is MUCH easier if local alums can help out since they will not only be concerned for you guys, but also won't be in such a rush to try to bring nationals in for "assistance" (ie, your charter is in trouble!)
Good luck to you and your chapter -- sounds like your class is on a roll!
__________________
...
|