[AKA_Monet]

Originally posted by miss priss
Again yes I went there because I knew SOMEBODY reading this forum would (or wanted to) ask......I knew I would get "shut" down---- just playing the devil's advocate.....but you know it's those crazy questions that most interest are scared to ask maybe I should have prefaced my questions.....I know, I know somethings you just don't ask but sometimes ya just wanna know!

Do any of you plan to run for an office higher than what you are now?

Aside from all the gibberish you were spewing, here is a true and very good Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. interest question... It gives those seriousssssly interested details regarding how in fact my sorority is truly organized. Moreover, our city, county, regional and international meetings, both the Boule and the Leadership conferences offer 2-3 day intenstive Continuing Education lectures regarding "So You Want To Run For Office", along with compendium literature. However, one must be a member to obtain those documents...

Currently in my new graduate chapter, I have yet to be an officer simply because I am new to the area and would like better business and networking opportunities than what I currently have. However in my previous graduate chapter, I had two position, Corresponding Secretary and the highly coveted position, Graduate Advisor. As corresponding secretary, I had to organize and send out the newsletter (chapter bylaws). This duty was before they had "yahoogroups". I also had to check and gather the mail before the monthly chapter meeting, then read pertinent mailing information. I saw a lot of paperwork go through... I will just leave it at that. But being that one little position in a relatively small chapter (I apologize Soror Steeltrap--but 1996, the chapter was small), it taught me a lot about the policies and procedures of my Sorority.

As a former Graduate Advisor, I was the one who organized the graduate advisory council for my graduate chapter. I implemented the communication between the younger undergraduate sorors and the Golden (50 year) and Diamond (75 year) sorors. My undergraduate sorors truly enjoyed the older sorors, learned many things... I also implemented the "Back To School Tea and Luncheon" for the undergraduate sorors and graduate advisory council sorors. By my position, I was enabled to connect with other graduate advisors in my region and discuss plans for undergraduates, generally. Then I moved away to another region due to a new job.

Currently, I aspire to a higher position. However the kind of position I desire takes diligence, planning and full chapter support--also attending a lot of Regional and National meeting--there are other meetings that are outside of the Boule and Leadership Conference. It also take developing an active curricula with proper implementation and numerous support from my own chapter sorors--Something that I need to improve upon right now since I am new to my current area. I think within 3-5 years, I will be close or at my goal.