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Originally posted by shadokat
Russell, NIC and NPC are two completely different worlds. While I respect that you may know a lot about Greek Life given your experience, I disagree that you "know" about this staff/volunteer issues. We have an amazing staff and many QUALIFIED volunteers, including our long time Director of Expansion, who is a volunteer, and works with a Staff Member in these areas. Do I think we couldn't use more staff members?? Who couldn't, but I don't think our small HQs staff makes us any weaker than any other NPC organization.
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I'm very well aware of the differences. I also know that Phi Psi's full time Director of Expansion speaks with his counterparts in other NIC groups, as well as those in NPC groups, on a regular basis to share information. Until the mid-90s, we used to run extension with a highly capable volunteer also. Boy, did things change when we made that position professional! We are now in the loop far more than before. And we're not that big either; we have 87 chapters and 7 colonies. We are also now getting selected over larger, and better known fraternities on a consistent basis.
If you're wondering why "smaller" NPC groups are passed over in favor of "larger" groups, I'm willing to bet you that it has less to do with size or reputation than it does with the professionalism of that NPC group. Why should anyone expect a volunteer director of extension to succeed over her professional counterparts?