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Add me to the list of those who'd love to help, but wish just a bit more info.
Has your (inter)national personnel been in to visit the chapter yet this academic year? If not, why not and can you have a visit arranged ASAP? I know different sororities have different traveling staffs, but that could be a start.
You mentioned 'not getting the help they needed' earlier. What help did the advisory team feel that they needed? Did you offer your opinion to those (inter)national personnel working with your chapter? Does the chapter communicate regularly with their advisers? With their assigned (inter)national personnel? Can the advisory team identify the chapter's most crucial need right now? Or, does the team believe things are so far gone that a complete reorganization or closure are the only practical solutions? Like Melanie said, usually it is the advisers who raise the "red flags" when there are serious problems.
I would suggest contacting the person or persons that the advisory team reports to (in AOII, for example, we report to Network Personnel.) Simply and honestly, they need to know what is going on. These women have the benefit of not dealing with the chapter on a day-to-day basis (fresh eyes and ears!) along with years of experience. They can give you some beneficial feedback on what needs to be done immediately, and can offer recommendations of what to do next (maybe a chapter action plan for improvement; chapter monitoring, probation or reorganization; or maybe even closing the chapter...it depends on what the whole story is, of course!) As you can tell, I'm a big fan of utilizing the support system my own sorority has in place for those who work with collegiate and alumnae chapters.
Good luck,
Christin
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