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Originally posted by bubblegum
I don't really want to say which org I'm in, because some of my other threads have been about problems that I've had with the girls in my chapter. But we currently have 20 members, so it would be a minimum of 10 girls at conference. It actually used to be 75%, but we petitioned our nationals to change it to 50% for us and the other East Coast chapter. The West coast chapters still have to send 75%, even if conference is in NorCal and the chapter is in SoCal. We only have 11 chapters, so it would be a VERY, VERY small conference if only one person (the president) had to attend from each chapter. In addition, there is usually a big party the night before the actual conference, there is a dinner and sleepover for all the new initiates, and there is a lunch where we can mingle and get to know girls from other chapters. But, I do agree that it would be so much easier and better if the requirement was lower (like just requiring the president and a delegate to attend).
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If your sorority is looking to become a nationwide sorority, they really IMO need to rethink this policy.
It's quite a burden to expect that % to attend, especially if some of them have to fly across the entire country. I'm sure that at some point when the NPC groups were expanding, the geographical issues were similar, but I doubt that they made the whole chapter show up. Maybe they could teleconference the East Coasters in for business meetings or something.
10 plane tickets is what, like $3000? Wouldn't that money be better spent helping your chapter grow on campus or helping to colonize new chapters, rather than flying people across the country for a weekend? Yes, you do need to plan ahead for $ for conferences and stuff and include it in dues and fundraisers, but this is a little beyond reasonable.