Chapter Advisors

[AlphaChiGirl]

Just wondering...I think it would be pretty cool to be a chapter advisor after college. Has anyone done that? What do you have to do beforehand? I know the "official" word from Nationals, but I wondered what it REALLY took to do that, and how soon you can do it after college. Do NPHC collegiate chapters have chapter advisors? Has anyone had an especially notable experience with their chapter advisor?

[Recent Alumna]

I've been "alum" for about a year... 6 months ago, I got in touch with the Chapter Adviser at another school and now, I'm the Financial Adviser. She was really excited to hear from me, and the other advisers are very friendly. I really enjoy working with this chapter. Definitely look into it... there's nothing to lose!!

[coffeemug]

Hi! I think you need to remember that being a member is a lifetime commitment and becoming an advisor is something everyone should do t some point in their life!!

I would say you can start right after graduation but it is better if you start in a advisory board role (not full fledged chapter advisor) and not at your school. It is really hard to be an advisor for your own chapter, especilayy right away. There is not enough "seperation."

Go for it!!!!

[33girl]

I think it depends if you are going to be an advisor for your own collegiate chapter or for one somewhere else. If you are one for your own chapter especially, they sometimes say you have to be out of school at least 5 years so you aren't too lax with your old party buddies.

But I've seen that get pushed to the wayside a lot because let's face it, they need all the volunteers they can get.

As far as time commitment it depends if you are a main/sole advisor or part of an advisory board.

[SilverTurtle]

My chapter asked me to be an advisor the year after I graduated, and I turned them down for the reasons already mentioned. So many of my close friends were still active, it would have been really hard to separate the friend from the advisor roles. But we stayed one big happy family.



I have, however, stayed pretty active in their stuff since then... sort of an "unofficial" advisor. I try to attend anything I can. The drawback is that there are several members that I don't know now.

I'm also involved on the national level, which doesn't leave a lot of room for extra work with them anyways (as an official position). I'll always make time to support them!

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SilverTurtle@greekchat.com

Phi Beta Fraternity

[Tom Earp]

ACgirl, the best advice to give you is be an advisor but not for your own chapter! You will be to close to them and not as objective and Hard Ass as you may have to be, it will not work! You can always stay in touch with yor local chapter! Be an Alum Advisor.
We have what we call Hi Pi, pretty much adult supervisor. Best if not just one of the guys/girls!

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Tom Earp LX Z#1
Pittsburg State U. (Kansas)

[AlphaChiGirl]

Oh, I don't plan on living anywhere near Providence after graduation (which is still 2 years off!), so being an advisor for my chapter is not an option.

[AKA2D '91]

Originally posted by AlphaChiGirl:
Do NPHC collegiate chapters have chapter advisors?

YES, WE DO! Our (speaking for AKA) graduate advisors are members of the sponsoring graduate chapter.

Depending on the size of the chapter, that chapter may have more than one GA. AND, SOMETIMES, are employed at the university where the chapter exists, this is not mandatory...



[This message has been edited by AKA2D '91 (edited April 29, 2001).]

[SoCalGirl]

One more year and I can try to be an advisor for our State chapter!!! I can't wait, those girls know how to treat alumna. I don't want to advise my chapter till at leat 2004! We definitely took them for granted and didn't show any appreciation.

[sigmagrrl]

As soon as I can, I will be applying to be a chapter advisor. Unfortunately, there are no Sigma chapters in my area, so I have to wait! But until then, I do everything I can to be active.

[shadokat]

ACGirl--

I know that when D Phi E places Chapter Advisors, we try to get women that are graduated for at least a year or two. But there are certainly roles you can take on the minute you graduate. We have Membership Recruitment Advisors, and they are normally younger women because they are in touch with why women rush and so forth. That is a regional position within our group.

Best of luck...volunteering to work with collegiate chapters has been one of the most worthwhile decisions I've made (I'm a regional advisor now).