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Originally Posted by skylark
5. A sorority chapter is not a business and you are not there to teach more irresponsible members how to follow through, not procrastinate, etc. Some people will be like that their entire lives and it is not up to you to teach them that if they can't get X turned in on time that X will not happen. Be flexible and always ask yourself what is best for the chapter in the end.
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I very much disagree with this one. A sorority chapter IS a business, and it is a VERY good time to learn the lessons that will help them when they get out in the "real" world. The sorority experience starts exactly like a job, with an interview, which in sorority terms is rush. You hold business meetings that everyone is expected to attend. You set budgets and goals and have deadlines and turn in reports. The only difference is that the sorority's "product" is a social organization, as opposed to marketable services or goods. I do agree, however, that there will be people that procrastinate their entire lives, and someone will have to pick up the slack, but again...no different that the "real world".