Honest Question

Nanners52674 · #1 08-28-2009, 06:19 PM

Why do active greek life members come to GC to ask questions about policy and procedures of their GLO, that usually can't be talked about when they could just ask someone in their chapter?

DrPhil · #2 08-28-2009, 06:24 PM

Because they are too lazy or embarassed by their ignorance to ask the people they know personally.

KSUViolet06 · #3 08-28-2009, 06:24 PM

When you find the answer to that, let me know.

Kevin · #4 08-28-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nanners52674

Why do active greek life members come to GC to ask questions about policy and procedures of their GLO, that usually can't be talked about when they could just ask someone in their chapter?

Or better yet, open the relevant book to the relevant page?

CougarGrad · #5 08-28-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nanners52674

Why do active greek life members come to GC to ask questions about policy and procedures of their GLO, that usually can't be talked about when they could just ask someone in their chapter?

First rule about Fight Club...

(sorry, had to do it)

Nanners52674 · #6 08-28-2009, 06:57 PM

Well it's comforting to know I'm not the only one who doesn't get it.

I guess it's the secret to the GC Universe.

33girl · #7 08-28-2009, 07:06 PM

Because they already got an answer that they didn't like and are hoping for another one.

Because they aren't really members of that GLO and are just being nebby.

Because they had a really crummy officer transition, don't have a very good advisor/advisory board and are afraid to ask their HQ or a national volunteer.

LAblondeGPhi · #8 08-28-2009, 08:15 PM

I can easily see a couple of scenarios:

1) The poster isn't an officer in their GLO at all, but a younger member who is eager to get involved and help out the chapter. S/he might not feel comfortable asking those kinds of questions to the older members yet, or is being brushed off by them.

2) The poster is an officer from a small chapter, perhaps in a remote-ish location, who doesn't have much advisor guidance in the area. We've all heard of chapters who don't have enough advisors to adequately help out with the key positions, and a newly-elected whomever might not exactly feel comfortable emailing some regional director if s/he hasn't been introduced yet.

If anything, when I see posts in the middle of summer from, say, a recruitment chair, asking about how to run some recruitment workshops for fall, I get upset that they don't have an advisor to tell the poor thing in January to start planning already!

KSUViolet06 · #9 08-28-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi

If anything, when I see posts in the middle of summer from, say, a recruitment chair, asking about how to run some recruitment workshops for fall, I get upset that they don't have an advisor to tell the poor thing in January to start planning already!

I cringe when I see a post in like August asking for outfit or decor ideas (for fall recruitment in Sept). Even if we did give you an idea, you have NO time to buy/make decorations!