[LAblondeGPhi]

Wow, I'm mixed on this. I've seen the slating process go both ways. One thing I didn't like was how slating can discourage women from campaigning... in the good sense. In my chapter, it was kind of taboo to openly say that you wanted an exec position, so people would have a tendancy to talk about who they think might be a good choice, and then there's a wave of sentiment that makes a person practically the officer-elect before nom comm or slating.

Some positions require a lot of thought and planning, and I think it'd be useful to know which women actually have ideas and a vision for their time in that office. Sometimes a woman is thrown into a "runner-up" position because nom comm feels they should throw her a bone when she didn't get another position she really wanted.