[AngelPhiSig]

okay, here are my views...

I have been a sister for three years, (I pledged Spring 2000) In this time I have seen many changes happen with Central Office, and our National Org. The major one being the new - new member program. I have many many problems with the new program, but when it was in a draft and I was incoperating it with the old one (when I was MOC) I loved it. The new program does not focus a lot on history which makes many sisters angry. (including me, little miss history book)

Our national org is trying to get better with deadlines and organization and I know that is what many chapters are frustrated with.

I breifly skimmed the article, did the sisters talk to nationals? I remember talking with our Division Collegeate Pres. whos Alum from our chapter, and our old Grand Archon (Josette George, she rocks!) about closing of chapters and chapters with problems. National will not come in and just close a chapter, they will help with the problem - we dont want to lose them. So if the sisters did not contact National with their problem to see if it could be solved ( be it communication between the two, help that they needed etc) then I think they have no right "turining in their letters".

And another thing about our national organization. We have many chapters and many sisters. (not saying were huge, just saying its not like a teacher with a class of 30) you need to be persistant if you want them to get something done,or want them to notice a trend in membership or a problem.

I feel badly for what has happened with the Nu Chapter at Penn, they were one of our oldest and just had their 75th (I think) along with Xi. But I also do not want people not joining or thinking bad things about Phi Sig because of this. Every chapter is different, if this one group of women decided that it was no longer for them, that is their perogitive... (note, Alison cannot spell)

Oh well, thats my .02 for the moment, or else I could write a novel...