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Originally posted by TxAPhi
I think perhaps the easiest and most underutilized way is to tap into the best of the best undergraduates.
As as advisor, I always talk to the best members, whether they are officers or not, about involvement with Alpha Phi after graduation. Recent "stars" that I have advised have gone on to advise at chapters in North Carolina, Depaul, MIT, have become alumnae panhellenic delegates, and have started alumnae chapters.
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And the other side of that coin is...just because a woman is from a "less successful" chapter or was not superinvolved in college doesn't mean she won't be a good volunteer.
Sometimes the "best of the best" were only that way because they ran roughshod over the rest of the chapter members, sucked up to national HQ and the rest of the chapter couldn't stand them. Sometimes really stellar and motivated women chose to join a less popular chapter because the "popular" chapters on their campus were full of the cattiness and backstabbing they got sick of in high school - but if the chapter underachieved, it's assumed everyone from it is the same way.
Just because someone didn't travel for the org, wasn't on exec for three years or has some disagreements with the national policies does not mean she wouldn't be a good volunteer.
I don't mean to pee in your Cheerios, but I think there are quite a few people on here who know exactly what I mean.