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Originally Posted by Kevin
So back to the OP... you're foolish if you exclude what someone can offer simply because of their gender. We may be single-gender organizations, but that doesn't mean that the best ideas are always going to come from within.
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What is foolish is people believing that what their GLO eats makes other GLOs defecate. GLOs do what works for them. If they only allow members to be advisors, they are advanced and equipped enough to get advice and access resources without every advice-giver and resource-provider being an actual advisor.
Delta chapters have primary advisors (Sorors) and, at the colleges/universities that require it, have faculty advisors (any faculty member who is not an asshole--if there are eligible faculty Sorors who are not assholes, that is even better). The faculty advisors for the Delta chapters (at the schools that require faculty advisors) are helpful for doing basic things like reserving rooms and setting their calendars. There are also faculty advisors who do absolutely nothing but have their name on the website or sign their name when rarely needed--that works for some chapters because these chapters prefer only using their off-campus primary/Soror Advisor.
The rest of the chapters that only have off-campus Soror primary advisors (no faculty advisor) do absolutely fine getting what needs to be done using the plethora of resources. These chapters (mine included) often do not want nonDeltas telling us what to do and how to do it, just point us in the right direction if we need/want your help with something. Afterall, that is what Student Activities and Greek Life offices are for at some campuses.**
**There are campuses where the Director of Greek Life is listed as the campus/staff advisor for every GLO--in addition to their off-campus advisor (member of the GLO). That is a necessary formality for these chapters to be recognized at the school but serves no purpose at some schools beyond quality control. This grates the nerves of some GLO chapters and their GLO member off-campus advisor.