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Hey guys .. just an update to let you all know what's been going on. (It's more for me I guess .. it's kind of cool to have a record of this!)

We met with the Dean at the other university, and he was SO helpful. He talked to us about policies, statistically how often Greeks come across his desk as opposed to other students, how we could set up policies to keep Greek life on the up-and-up, etc. He was also so supportive and proud of what we're doing, and it was a real boost to see that support from someone who doesn't know me from Jack, you know? He even offered to come and speak at our meeting with our administration, both as someone knowledgeable of the policy side and as a parent of two Greeks, who's seen a benefit in his own children. So we're really happy with how that met.

We're FINALLY getting a meeting together with the reslife director, Sarah and myself, and the girl who is part of the other interest group on campus. I am trying my best to keep a smile on my face in that regard, but I'm really starting to get a nervous feeling in my stomach in terms of working with her. She's a really nice girl, but she doesn't seem to really be serious about this, and it worries me. We've been trying for two, almost three WEEKS to get a meeting together, all four of us, so we can touch base and really move forward if we're all presenting together. But she is ALWAYS too busy to meet! I understand being busy, I really do. I take more credits then the average courseload, I work on campus, and I'm on the executive board of two other campus organizations in addition to working on this project. Trust me, I know busy! Sarah's just as busy too - and she works TWO jobs, and has to commute to campus so getting here for meetings involves travel time. And yet we still manage to find time to meet and talk. It's even more irratating when I see this girl's facebook statuses about how she's going to have a great crazy weekend ... really? You can't take a half an hour out of your partying on the weekends to meet with us??

Ugh, sorry to vent, but I had to get that out. It really does make me nervous - it seems like Sarah and I are putting SO much work into this and I don't want someone who's underprepared or not as serious about it hurt our chances of the administration approving Greek life. We've even pushed back the meeting with the Deans because she's just too busy! And it's not fair. If we wait too long we'll miss the Board of Trustees meeting and then we'll have to wait an entire semester for this to even be discussed.

Anyway, we're meeting tonight and hopefully it's a productive meeting. Sarah and I have gotten a good deal of the presentation powerpoint done and are getting binders full of complimentary information (academic journal articles, surveys we've taken, info from NPC/NIC websites, etc) ready to give to the Deans for review one week before our presentation. We're so close to being ready to present and make our case to the adminstration, and get the ball rolling on this .. and I hate being held back by someone else who's not willing to do their share. If in the end of this, the administration tells us no, Greek life isn't an option, I'll be sad but I'll know I worked my absolute hardest and gave it every ounce of passion that I had, and I can't do anything more than that. If it doesn't happen because of someone else ... I'll be even unhappier.

If anyone's still reading, I'm sorry for the melancholy sort of tone of this post. It's just frustrating to work so hard and feel like someone's holding you back by the hem of your shirt. Regardless, I AM still excited about this and I AM still working hard to make this a reality. There are so many girls here interested in this .. all we have to do is open the door in the minds of the administration, and we can prove how much of a benefit we could be to the campus.

ETA: Is there any way I can change the name of the thread/the board where it's located, as the focus has shifted away from starting a local?