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Originally posted by 12dn94dst
Yes, grad members have lives outside of the organization. And yes, it's hard for ONE person, heck even two people to advise a chapter. But no one said it had to be just one or two people advising. Share the work with an advisory team & lighten the load.
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I wish it were that easy. I have been trying to get an advisory Board for the past 3 years to work with ma and the chapter I advise. It seems as if WE dont see the need or the resposibility that WE have to reach back. And when I say we...I am especially speaking to sorors who pledged in collegiate chapters and had the privaledge of having an advisor so thier chapter could be sustained.
We talk a good game when it comes to "collective responsibility" But we dont walk the walk when it is time to attend the advisors training. OR EVERY single event of the chapter. We talk about the collegiates and the money they are costing us in liability. But are WE doing our part as well.
Before anyone even goes there...the chapter I advise was MW Region Chapter of the year won 3 Delta awards and 7 Greek Awards on thier campus, National Collegiate Soror of the year this year and I cant PAY anyone to be on the advisory team. (id do have 1 secondary advisor). SO having said this.....we need to figure out how we can first of all encourgae sorors to even take in the responsibility before we offer them as a solution!
It is sickening when I hear of a collegiate chapter who cannot be active due to the fact that there is no advisor. But that is a whole nother thread of discusion.