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Originally Posted by PurdueBoiler
Hey girls, I could really use some help here....
I'm planning a retreat for my chapter and i'm a little unsure since we haven't had a real retreat in years. We're just going to a house shared by a few of the sisters (no chapter house), but I still want to make it enjoyable for everyone. The retreat will be split into two parts, business and sisterhood. By looking over old posts, I think I have a good plan for the sisterhood part. However, I couldnt find anything for the business part. I was wondering if anyone had any activities that work for getting business accomplished....a lot of our girls are very reluctant to give their opinion and as a result, people arent going to things and the entire chapter is split up into cliques. I really want to end this, but I don't know how to get people to open up and tell the officers what they want to see changed. Please help if you have ANY ideas....I really want to improve my house and have a good start to my presidency.
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So, either your college or your National HQ should have some basics on leadership and evaluations.
The first for any organization is to have some rules of order or governing. Generally, that is "Robert's Rules of Order"--I prefer the "in plain English" format. The easiest way to convey Robert's rules is to teach folks how to make motions. If they already know how to do that, then the appropriate way to process motions. You would be amazed who follows it and who doesn't.
And, I am sure you have to follow some level of programming or calendar as outlined from your chapter and National HQ. Calendaring should be completed in a timely manner. That could potentially break the cliques up, especially if you pull straws, count 1,2,3,etc., or do group projects toward a goal where everyone has to rely on everyone succeeding.
Lastly, with any process of business, you need standards and evaluations. That can be obtained from your archives, your school or your National HQ. If you cannot find standards for each of your activities, the basic premise is how do you know it works and worth your time to plan? Marketing folks use these kinds of things all the time. As for evaluations, that can be done with poll daddy or survey monkey, etc. Where folks rate their experiences, etc.
These are just my suggestions and opinions. You can take parts or leave parts. Good luck though!