Officer titles. Common or not?

[naraht]

Does your fraternity or sorority use common names for your chapter offices/National Offices? (example Treasurer or National President) If you use uncommon names, what are they? (Example, High Gamma, or National Supreme Leader) (I think Lambda Chi Alpha uses uncommon names)

For Alpha Phi Omega, we used uncommon names from the founding in 1925 to 1934 and then switched to common names.

Prior to 1934 -> After
National
Supreme Grand Master -> National President
Deputy Supreme Grand Master -> National Vice President
Supreme Scribe -> National Secretary
Supreme Treasurer -> National Treasurer (I think.)

Chapter, remove Supreme and National respectively.

[Senusret I]

Alpha Phi Alpha officer titles are common:

General President
General Treasurer
Comptroller (is there a General in there? Don't think so, but maybe)

[Gusteau]

Naraht, I love when you start threads like this!

Delta Chi does not use common titles for chapter or international officers.

"A" - President
"B" - Vice President
"C" - Secretary
"D" - Treasurer
"E" - Corresponding Secretary (Alumni Relations Officer)
"F" - Sergent at Arms (Risk Management Officer)

"BB" - Chapter Advisor

"AA" - International President
"CC" - International Secretary
"DD" - International Treasurer

Someone here once asked me why we used such referents and my answer (as others will surely be curious) is that you wouldn't call someone John if his name was Harry.

[DrPhil]

DST National Executive Committee

National President
National First Vice President
National Second Vice President
National Secretary
National Treasurer

[MysticCat]

Just FYI, I have the impression that some groups have "common" names for their officers that they use in ordinary circumstances, but they also have ritual designations that only the initiated would know.

Originally Posted by naraht

For Alpha Phi Omega, we used uncommon names
from the founding in 1925 to 1934 and then switched to common names.

We (Phi Mu Alpha) use the basic president, vice-president, etc. From the time we became national until 1947, national officers were designated "Supreme" (e.g., Supreme President). After 1947, "National" replaced "Supreme." Couldn't tell you why.

I know that some groups use masonic terminology, like (Worthy) Grand Master. And if I recall correctly, KA Order chapters uses numbers (e.g., I (President), II (Vice-president). III (Recording Secretary)), while the national president is called the Knight Commander.

[agzg]

We have a President, then Executive Board is designated by Vice-Presidencies (if that makes sense). For example, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Recruitment, Vice President of Scholarship, and so on.

And if it's on the HQ level, they're International President, International Vice President of Recruitment, and so on.

Edit: This is just on the executive board level. Other offices had titles that reflect their job, sometimes with Coordinator after (New Member Coordinator, Alumnae Coordinator, etc).

[naraht]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Just FYI, I have the impression that some groups have "common" names for their officers that they use in ordinary circumstances, but they also have ritual designations that only the initiated would know.

We use the basic president, vice-president, etc. From the time we became national until 1947, national officers were designated "Supreme" (e.g., Supreme President). After 1947, "National" replaced "Supreme." Couldn't tell you why.

I know that some groups use masonic terminology, like (Worthy) Grand Master. And if I recall correctly, KA Order chapters uses numbers (e.g., I (President), II (Vice-president). III (Recording Secretary)), while the national president is called the Knight Commander.

Hmm. Interesting with the ritual designations. For APO, the closest that we get to that concept is that one of the officer positions who has a role in one of the rituals isn't necessarily an office that all chapters (especially smaller chapters) actually have in their bylaws. So it's "who wants to be X this time".

The group you are refering to as "We use the basic president" is Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia? (not sure on spelling)

I *think* the reason that we switched from masonic terminology is that BSA who we had moved closer to administratively wasn't comfortable with Masonic terminology for officers (though arguably the terminology for officers in Order of the Arrow isn't much more common)

Interesting on KA Order.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by agzg

We have a President, then Executive Board is designated by Vice-Presidencies (if that makes sense). For example, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Recruitment, Vice President of Scholarship, and so on.

And if it's on the HQ level, they're International President, International Vice President of Recruitment, and so on.

This is Zeta Tau Alpha?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by naraht

The group you are refering to as "We use the basic president" is Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia?

Sorry. Yes, my "we" referred to Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. I'll edit to make that clear.

Originally Posted by naraht

This is Zeta Tau Alpha?

Answering for agzg, but since I'm already doing some clarification, she's an Alpha Gamma Delta.

[Psi U MC Vito]

On the Chapter level, all our officers have Greek names.

Archon- President
1st Angelos- Internal VP
2nd Angelos- External VP
Thesauristes- Treasurer
Epistolographos- Corresponding Secretary
Grammateus- Recording Secretary

On the International level we are led by the Executive Council, which is led by a President. But most of the day to day running of Psi Upsilon is by the Executive Director.

[thetygerlily]

Vito, those are really cool.

In Kappa, our public names are pretty much in plain English:
President, Vice President-Standards, Vice President-Organization, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, Marshal, Education Chairman, House Chairman, Membership Chairman, New Member Chairman, Panhellenic Delegate, Philanthropy Chairman, Public Relations Chairman, Risk Management Chairman, Vice President- Academic Excellence, Event Chairman

The two people may or may not understand would be VP Standards (sisterhood + judicial) and Marshal (ritualist). One interesting note is about 5-7 years ago, we moved to VP Academic Excellence from Scholarship Chair to give the role more emphasis.

On a national level, they're mostly the same but fewer officers, and Directors rather than Chairs. There are people under these as well (e.g. Regional Director of Alumnae or Chapters, Province Director of A or C):
President, Vice President, Director of Alumnae, Director of Chapters, Director of Membership, Director of Programs and Education

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

Naraht, I love when you start threads like this!

Delta Chi does not use common titles for chapter or international officers.

"A" - President
"B" - Vice President
"C" - Secretary
"D" - Treasurer
"E" - Corresponding Secretary (Alumni Relations Officer)
"F" - Sergent at Arms (Risk Management Officer)

"BB" - Chapter Advisor

"AA" - International President
"CC" - International Secretary
"DD" - International Treasurer

Someone here once asked me why we used such referents and my answer (as others will surely be curious) is that you wouldn't call someone John if his name was Harry.

Ironically, I learned all of these from former AA Bill Williams, who is now the BB for the Behrend chapter (as he was years ago, before becoming AA, as well). Love him!

[33girl]

Ours are like AGD's, President and then VPs of things.

Waiting for LaneSig to weigh in on this because Sigma Chi has some really cool ones (that we could never figure out).

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Ours are like AGD's, President and then VPs of things.

Waiting for LaneSig to weigh in on this because Sigma Chi has some really cool ones (that we could never figure out).

Sigma Chi's are Latin based right?

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Ironically, I learned all of these from former AA Bill Williams, who is now the BB for the Behrend chapter (as he was years ago, before becoming AA, as well). Love him!

ASTalumna, I'm naming you GC Delta Chi sweetheart. Its official, here's your serenade!