[Happydaysf91]

That is so true.....its like that in 'probably' all our organizations.

And I know that graduate members could help out more on that level...but that's a hard job in and of itself. A lot of members have families and/or careers. And yes, you can organize those boards, but those individuals 'know' that they don't have to participate 100% of the time. They pick and choose. And ultimately, the responsibility lies on the grad advisor. It's just like in chapters, you can't make Soror Sally participate in community service, fundraisers or go to a conference...she has to want to do and additionally, have the time to do so.

And as one lady put it, we have the time to help everyone but our undergrads.....I understand. But you have to realize in most of our chapters (speaking generally...I'm an AKA)...we only have a handful of movers and shakers that are living up to the true meaning of our pledges....participating in community service, going to conferences and etc. Those handful can't run the chapter as a whole, watch the undergrads day and night (exaggeration), take care of their families, have a career or etc.

I'm not making excuses for graduate members. There is room for improvement. However, I'm trying to figure out what exactly people want from graduate members? Even if we show up to everything, have an excellent mentorship program in place, extend the 'process'....hazing on the undergrad level could still possibly continue...because we can't be with them all day and all night.