My Progress

prospectiverushee · #1 03-31-2002, 07:30 PM

Hi Bernie. Hi Laura

Hope you guys are doing ok! Laura I hope that you had an awesome birthday.

I started a new thread to update you guys on my progress with Beta Sigma Phi.

Well, so far, I've been to two city council meetings for Trinity Valley here in North Dallas. The VP and the tresuare on the city council happen to be the pres and vp of the Xi Alpha Epsilon Delta chapter. So this past Monday I went to their meeting and it was really neat. Next Sunday, they invited me to look at some flower exhibit. Also, I'm invited to their Founder's Day celebration dinner. I 'm not sure if I can get off work for that though. I'm really excited and happy though. I hope that pretty soon I can write on here that I was extended an invitation to join the Xi Alpha Epsilon Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi( try and say that 5 times fast)

So I just wanted to update you guys on my progress. Sort of like my own rush story

Hey Bernie, have you heard anything from Lynn? I wonder how she is doing

prospectiverushee · #2 04-08-2002, 09:36 PM

The flower exhibit that I was suppose to go to this past weekend got canceled because it rained. So that activity is going to get rescheduled. So next up is another city council meeting on the 17th. It looks like I will be able to go to the Founder's Day banquet on the 25th because my work schedule is about to change. When I go to City Council meeting on the 17th, I'm going to see if I can check out a couple of other chapters. There's one career chapter and some other chapter that sounds interesting.

So that's all for now

prospectiverushee · #3 04-30-2002, 12:36 PM

I didn't go to the City Council Meeting on April 17th. I had worked a lot of overtime that week and was sick to top it off. I also could not go to the Founder's Day thingy because I couldn't get the time off work. So my last chance to go to a City Council Meeting will be sometime in May. Then most of the chapters have the summer off and really don't meet. The May meeting will also be the last meeting for the City Council.

smiling812 · #4 05-02-2002, 05:54 PM

So how long did it take for chapters to contact you after you were put in the prospective member database? I can't help being impatient! I was a member of Alpha Phi Omega in college, and I really miss the love and friendship I found there. I am so excited about Beta Sigma Phi!

cutetiger · #5 05-02-2002, 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by smiling812
So how long did it take for chapters to contact you after you were put in the prospective member database? I can't help being impatient!

I hate to be the one that is the wet blanket here, but BE PATIENT! LOL

But seriously... Kari Marshall at International is always so on top of things. When I submitted my name, it was like May and by June I was invited to a meeting for a chapter. It will probably take about 2 months though maybe a little longer since most of the city councils take off for the summer time. If you're still a little impatient, just email Kari and ask her if there is anyway that she could possibly put you in contact with the chapters in your area directly. She's a wonderful person and very willing to help you out as much as possible. Hope this information helps you out.

Bernadette

smiling812 · #6 05-03-2002, 08:54 AM

I'm just letting my enthusiasm get the better of me! This is a really busy time of the year for me anyway, so later is probably better.

I don't doubt that "the membership crew" is on top of things; Beta Sigma Phi seems like a really top-rate organization.

prospectiverushee · #7 07-24-2002, 09:42 PM

Oh there's been so much going on! I got a letter from International awhile back. The letter basically wanted to make sure that I was still interested. So I filled out the letter and sent it back,and I couple of weeks later, I get this call. It was from a lady who has been in Beta Sigma Phi a long time. She was just so sweet. She wanted to know how my process was going and that she was going to pass my name along to some other chapters. Then a couple days after that, I got a call from a couple of people from a chapter(I forgot which one) anyway, they invited me to their chapter meeting. I couldn't go because my stupid work schedule got changed again.

It's going along slowly but surely

prospectiverushee · #8 04-10-2003, 07:22 PM

I'm bringing my thread back up, because I got another letter from International today.

I'm still interested in Beta Sigma Phi, but after reading all the wonderful women on here who have started their own chapters, I've decided that I want to try and start my own.

I'm excited and scared at the same time. I've been in Dallas for almost 2 years and I haven't met a whole lot of people outside of work. So i know I'll have a lot of hard work ahead of me if I decided to start a chapter. Plus I work full time, so i don't have a lot of free time.

Any advice for me?

cutetiger · #9 04-10-2003, 09:33 PM

Makeda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Much Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok girl, we've been through this before. If we were ready to try to start a chapter at LSU, then you can surely friendly venture a chapter in Dallas. I have faith that you'll get this thing off the ground. First start with who you know. Then they'll start with who they know and before you know it, you'll have enough people to start a chapter. Girl I KNOW you have the drive! I've seen you in action (i.e.: DPhiE or KDChi ring a bell?

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Have faith and if all else fails, I'm just going to have to move to Dallas!

Love ya girl,
Bernadette

prospectiverushee · #10 04-14-2003, 09:30 PM

So I'm going to do it. I'm going to start a chapter. I called International on Friday and they are going to send me out a list of prospective women soon.

cutetiger · #11 04-14-2003, 11:02 PM

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Originally posted by prospectiverushee
So I'm going to do it. I'm going to start a chapter. I called International on Friday and they are going to send me out a list of prospective women soon.

See!!!!!!!! You knew you could/can do it! With all the people that they have in Dallas, you'll not have many problems finding women to be in your chapter.

erica812 · #12 04-15-2003, 01:49 PM

I am so happy that you are going to start a chapter! That is wonderful news. You HAVE to keep us updated.

It's funny to see my own posts on your thread (smiling812). Wow! So much has happened since then.

Good luck!

Erica

bsp-mich24 · #13 04-18-2003, 07:16 PM

I'm proud of you for making the decision to start a new Beta chapter.

Best Wishes,
Michelle

tnxbutterfly · #14 04-29-2003, 11:57 PM

Ok,

So I made the decision to start a chapter. I got all the stuff a few weeks ago,but just haven't made any calls. So today before I went to work, I get a call from the Beta Iota Delta chapter. They are having rush in June blah,blah blah. Anyway, the person that I talked to was telling me that she knows a group of people who are also thinking about starting a chapter and would I be interested in getting to know them.

Yes I would. And yes I'm going to Beta Iota Delta's rush party in June

erica812 · #15 04-30-2003, 09:41 AM

That's great!! Have fun meeting Beta Iota Delta, and definitely find out more about the possible new chapter. Being part of a new chapter is exciting, and now you won't have to do all the initial work by yourself.

Let's us know how things go!

Erica