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I think I didn't make myself clear on a few things. First of all, as I have already said, we're getting together at the next meeting to discuss this. That's the first step before going to nationals, but I'm afraid they may be coming to us. Our exec board is running the chapter into the ground right now...it's very unorganized and to say the least we're on the verge of financial probation because of the treasurer and the other exec members aren’t doing their jobs as they should be. The advisor is aware of this but doesn’t care.
Speaking of the advisor, AOII Angel, she is part of the problem. She had the final say in the end over who to give bids to, and without meeting the girl I speak of voted not to give her a bid, but it was HER idea to give a bid to the girls who showed no interest in us.
33girl, I don’t want to “bust them on the drinking just to get back at them,” I’m doing it for their own safety (some of them drink a little too much and have found themselves in compromising situations, but again, the advisor doesn’t seem to care), and it is affecting the way the chapter is run (partying comes before the needs of the chapter with some of them). If they want to drink underage that’s their business, but when it begins directly affecting me, I take it personally and want the situation rectified because I don’t want it looking bad on me. That may seem a little selfish to some, but ultimately, I need to look out for myself in this particular situation. Since the advisor isn’t taking action, perhaps nationals needs to.
SigKapSweetie, the chapter consultant was here last week. She said basically the same things I’ve been saying but the young girls didn't listened to her. Literally. They scoffed when she was talking, rolled their eyes, and let it go in one ear and out the other.
And again about the underage drinking, I just want to stress (and I know I didn’t the first time so there’s no way anyone could have known this), but it’s affecting these girls’ reputations and the chapter. Chapter work isn’t getting done (the treasurer still hasn’t sent out a bill for national obligations, which were due September 10 and only a handful of girls [the older ones and the treasurer] knew they were due, so they haven’t been paid, it is now the 5th week of school and even though the list was compiled over two months ago we still don’t know what committees we’re on, and we’ve had a secretary quit the chapter). These girls are not doing their jobs, but they’re at the bar every weekend and at the frat houses every time a party is going on. Like I said to someone else, I don’t care what these girls do in their free time until it starts directly affecting me. And at this point, their actions are starting to run the chapter in the ground and 2 of the 3 advisors see it but don’t care. One (the only really “legal” advisor we have) keeps saying she’s ready to quit, in which case we’d be shut down because there’s no one else eligible to run the chapter who would want to (we have NO alumnae support what-so-ever unless it comes to drinking with the actives, which is illegal in our GLO). The only reason I would take this to nationals is to cover my own butt if and when it comes to them wondering why we’re more interested in partying than running our chapter the way it should be.
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