[Alumiyum]

Yeah, this sounds like a bad idea. You're going to make things hard on yourself. But if you know how to delegate and have supportive advisers you can make it work. I would have a meeting with your Recruitment Adviser to make sure you have all of your ducks in a row. Have a schedule for what needs to be done over the summer, and make a list of any potential problems now. Then lean on your recruitment committee heavily. Possibly find an underclassman (that has already been through recruitment on this side) that is interested in holding your office in the future, and educate them on the schedule.

For sure you need to start planning now. Work shops, t-shirts, mail outs, whatever...that all needs to be done/ordered/ready to be ordered well before you leave so that whoever is "in charge" while you're gone won't have to do your job for you, but just help run any meetings or workshops. You also need to set up a way to have internet once you get to your location abroad and check your email/facebook daily. Calling is too expensive for anything but emergencies, but if you're not staying on a campus you might have to find an internet cafe. Do that on day one and make the effort to stay in touch.

The main thing to remember is that your chapter is depending on you to make sure recruitment is successful. So be willing to inconvenience yourself to have everything go smoothly.

All that being said, enjoy your experience! It will be so fun!