[ECUJacob]

Is our chapter willed with resentment for nationals? Well, I wouldn't say we resent them, because we honeslty haven't had that much interaction with them. The GF's officers and staff members don't make it a point to frequently visit our state or the 3 chapters in it. The Leadership Consultants are the only ones who visit, and that's because they're required to. However, our chapter (and state for that matter) seems to have a revolving door regarding LC's. We've gone through quite a few in the last few years and that forces the chapter(s) to recreate a relationship with the new guy.

We have a small chapter of less than 20 actives. We don't have house, so those situations are foreign to my guys. I have heard several people propose that the condition of a house reflects the condition of the organization. If the house is in disrepair and lacking residents, then obviously the chapter's commitments aren't where they should be.

We've struggled with the collection of dues since just before I graduated. Having a passive-aggressive, non-communicative Treasurer gave several brothers the opportunity to fall between the cracks. It eventually forced the chapter to relinquish that task to Omega Financial. This has helped the chapter in that it allows them to pay with different tenders (cash, check, credit card, etc). However, it also forces our Treasurer to be the bad guy when he has to add on late fees or send someone to collections.

I can definitely relate to the absence of alumni involvement. The majority of our alumni (1980-1994) were bitter when our chapter was closed in 1994. When the new colony was restarted in 2002, it became very obvious that they had no intention of becoming involved again. Therefore, it has fallen on the shoulders of the new alumni (classes of 2003 and forward) to step into those roles. However, even those alumni are few and far between due to moving away for jobs, starting families, etc.