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Originally posted by 33girl
Sorry, but this is absoulutely not true. Alumnae chapters are often geographically based (not chapter based) and only a few national sororities have a chapter association program. They might have a house corporation, but that's different. As for live in housemothers, I can count the number of those we have on our fingers. Housemothers are only in large houses where they would be somewhat equivalent to a resident director in a dorm.
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While this is true, my chapter of Pi Beta Phi has no house therefore no house mother and the closest alum club would be Toronto (although it's not far from Guelph and our Beta chapter in London). We do have quite a presence with our AAC (Alumnae Advisory Council). While our chapters AAC is quite small (I believe it's only 4 members) they are very active. The AAC meets with the executive officers every month, help out during recruitment, and meet with the new members during the new member period. Executive officers are required to report to their AAC counterpart every month. We have a TCG (Travelling Graduate Consultant) visit the chapter every year, as well as a CPP (Collegiate Province President) visit and reports that are sent to the CPP.
So there is quite a presence from alum and HQ that "keep our chapters in check" so to speak.
I'd venture to guess that it's fairly similar with all NPC groups.