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Originally posted by FHwku
i don't talk down non-social GLOs, because they don't really do anything as organizations with our socials, here at least. we'd be like a machine if the business, honor, and service GLOs worked more with social. we share a lot of the same member base.
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Maybe this was an issue on my campus. When I was Vp of IFC, I was in charge of publicity. We were having a speaker come and present. All the student orgs were invited. I went to put up a poster in the galleria of the Arts building - outreach, to be inclusive of groups that might have been overlooked or excluded in the past. My poster, (which measured exactly 24 x 36 inches) lasted for 2 days in the arts building before the greek advisor got a phone call from the division director of the department of music, telling him "you greeks stay outta our building. We dont want you all in here. Leave us alone. No more of your posters in here either."
I never did figure out what that was about...
So at the time (3 years ago) it seemed to me that the musical greeks had no interest in building bridges, and we left it at that. The interesign part is that now when you walk through the Arts building the SAI letters are right where my poster once hung. I dig the irony.
My university is pretty political, and they have this wierd thing where everyone wants to feel involved and have input. Instead of just hanging the poster, I should have made a meeting withthe division director, and presidents of the music orgs, explained what we wanted to do and invite their orgs to co-host the event with us.
I tend to be way more pragmatic than all that, and found all that stuff silly. Thats why I left student leadership roles on my campus. You spent more time kissing ass than for the actual event. I did learn this is how many businesses work, and am glad for the experience but dont have time or energy for all that junk.
I do wish we could all work together to achieve our common goals. We could find potential recruits in both camps, and the larger, more visible presence could only be a benefit for the both of us.
Now thats my $23.49 