[Zetagymnast]

Originally posted by AOIIalum
It's great that you've kept such good track of your alumnae through the years! It will make your task so much easier.

Are you looking to start a chapter association, something to unite only those sisters from a single collegiate chapter? Or, are you looking to start an alumnae chapter for your local alumnae? There's a difference.

It is very difficult to have a single active alumnae chapter if the members are living all over the country. Most alumnae chapters I am familiar with are geographically based, not chapter based. That means that you can have a 'College Town' Alumnae Chapter, and an Atlanta Alumnae Chapter, a NYC Alumnae Chapter, and so on. If there are enough women in a particular city/geographic area, that makes it easier to gauge demand and help organize the efforts.

FYI--my sorority has something for those alumnae sisters who do not live near another alumnae chapter. For a small annual fee, they receive a listing of other alumnae living close to them, newsletters throughout the year and other little goodies. This may be something your sorority may wish to consider in lieu of a traditional alumnae chapter, especially if everyone lives so far apart. News can be spread, informal activities can be planned between local sisters, and so on.

To be honest my brother fraternity has an alum chapter and they live all over the country and they function fine. They just had a reunion celebrating 19 years and it was well planned. They meet ever so often and plan events for ther alums.