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Originally posted by shadokat
They say by the year 2015, there will only be 15-20 NPC sororities
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Originally posted by AEPhiSierra
First I would love to know who "they" is. Not an attack but I would like to see what this based on.
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"They" are the ones who
want to see only 15-20 NPC sororities. Can I actually name names and point fingers at "they". No...I don't actually know. If I did "they" would probably deny it. Are "they" members of NPC sororities? Most likely....non-Greeks wouldn't care. "They" will remain a mystery....the reasons (greed? maliciousness? different vision?)will probably remain a mystery.
The solution doesn't have to remain a mystery.
Collegians....help your weaker chapters on your campus. You aren't giving away any XXX secrets by teaching them how to recruit....how to rotate....how it's done traditionally on your campus. Why be afraid to teach them that? If you aren't sure if ABC wants it done that way....tell their President to check with her EO, check with the chapter adviser to make sure you're not stepping on toes. What's wrong with sharing ideas to help their chapter meetings run smoother (and decrease their stress load)?
Most people don't want the "competition" to be stronger. If you're competition is stronger, you will be stronger.
National Officers/Alumnae....if you're sorority is one of the "stronger ones" nationally....be willing to help out one who is struggling. You don't have to give them money, but you could share ideas. You don't have to hand over every manual you have and say "do it this way", but you could say "Well, we've found that doing it that way was a disaster and here's why". I believe that yes, we all have our private policies and procedures, but not everything we do is secret. Our educational programming (anti-hazing, health awareness, etc) doesn't have to be. We're all women, and there's only so many ways to do a breast exam. So why are there 15,000 different presentations on it?
Example: ABC sorority (who only has 15 members) is required by their HQ to have a minimum of 4 educational programs a year presented to their members. The Education Chair, who is also the Ritual Chair and New Member Educator, is responsible for this. She is on a campus with 3 other larger NPC groups, who all have a similar requirement. Why can't each chapter take their best presentation on a topic, and present it to
every sorority member on that campus?? (They take turns during the year) If they do that, not only will it fulfill education requirements, it will also help educate women on that campus as a whole, build stronger panhellenic relationships, and hopefully keep the Education Chair from getting too stressed out trying to research and prepare 4 different presentations, which will enable her to be a better Ritual Chair and NME, which will produce stronger, better prepared chapter members, who will in turn create a stronger chapter that will eventually attract more members.
See how sometimes the smallest lifelines have the greatest effect? </off soapbox>
PsychTau