[sueali]

In my chapter we do not have a house so purses, bags and cellphones have to be brought into the room because we have nowhere else to put them. However, our girls are pretty good about turning them off. The note passing at our meetings is pretty normal and I guess our chapter doesn't really see this as rude as we pass numerous things around the room sign up sheets, dues statements, so notes just go with them. Dress code is definately an issue. I am an advisor and during our advisors academy we discussed how the idea of formal dress has changed since we were in the chapter (I'm not that old but it has definately changed). But the one thing that girls need to learn is how to properly sit with a skirt or dress on because if you are at the front of the room let's just say you can see pretty much everything.