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Originally posted by HelloKitty22
So I was thinking, what could your GLO do to increase the likelihood that you would volunteer? Any big ideas about changing the voluteering structure? or smaller things that would make volunteering easier?
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I'll agree with texas*princess about ADPi's Alumnae Involvement forms (formally know as "Will Serve" forms) - I filled one out as soon as I graduated, and that let the AA here in my area know that I was looking to help out (although it took me a little while to become "active" with the group, due to personal reasons)
Another resource (for me) was GC! After mentioning my involvement with the AA in my area, I was contacted by another GCer who was working as an IO to see if I'd be willing to help out with getting collegian-alumnae contacts to strengthen...the conversation from there turned to my willingness to serve as an advisor, which I honestly had never thought about doing when I contemplated my alumnae involvement. From there, I contacted the local chapter, who put me in contact with our Province Director, and here I am almost a year later and working on finishing my first year as an advisor for one of the collegiate chapters in this area.
I think having numerous resources (in the case of chapter advising, a large advisory board) helps with the dwindling number of volunteers in that if you find 6 people willing to take on the role of advisor, you can "lessen" the workload of the advisors versus a board of only 4 advisors. It's difficult, but I think a lot of it relates back to educating the collegians about the lifetime committment of GLO's and how their involvement can make a large difference!