Delegate Strength

Senusret I · #1 08-24-2007, 03:14 PM

At your national conventions, is each chapter given the same amount of delegates?

Are your number of delegates dependent upon the size of the chapter?

Do alumni chapters/associations have a vote?

Discuss.

12dn94dst · #2 08-24-2007, 03:23 PM

yes, each chapter, alumnae and collegiate, is given the same number of votes: one.

at different points, i've heard individuals rumbling about changing the number of votes/delegates to be based on the size of the chapter. it would be interesting to see, particularly if a chapter is split on an issue.

RU OX Alum · #3 08-24-2007, 03:30 PM

each chapter gets two votes and two delegates: an alumnus and an undergrad

no alumni chapters (i don't think alums should get to vote at all)

33girl · #4 08-24-2007, 03:50 PM

Each collegiate chapter gets a vote.
Each alumnae chapter gets a vote.
A chapter advisor from each collegiate chapter (must be an initiated sister) gets a vote.
Each national councillor gets a vote.
National volunteers "in accordance with national procedure" - each gets a vote.

Anyone who's a paid employee (i.e. HQ staff or leadership consultants) cannot vote.

The size of the chapters (alum or collegiate) doesn't matter - each gets one vote.

#5 08-24-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

no alumni chapters (i don't think alums should get to vote at all)

I'm curious as to why you think that way.

rhoyaltempest · #6 08-24-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

each chapter gets two votes and two delegates: an alumnus and an undergrad

no alumni chapters (i don't think alums should get to vote at all)

The NPHC and other GLO's as well hold their alum chapters in high esteem. For us, our membership and involvement is for life.

BlueNYC2 · #7 08-24-2007, 07:21 PM

delegates dont matter...chapter size does...that determines the votes...

Senusret I · #8 08-24-2007, 08:01 PM

By "delegates" I of course mean "voting delegates."

gtdxeric · #9 08-24-2007, 08:28 PM

from http://www.deltachiconvention.org/Delegate/index.htm :

Each undergraduate chapter shall cast a number of votes based on its membership, defined as the number initiated and dues-paying members including those initiates who are not yet required to pay dues, as follows: if its membership is less than the average chapter membership, three (3) votes; if its membership is equal to or greater than the average chapter membership, four (4) votes; if its membership is equal to or greater than twice the average chapter membership less ten (10), five (5) votes.

There's info in that link on colonies and alumni chapters too: they get votes proportional to size, and all the past International Presidents in attendance form a committee that also gets two votes.

DSTRen13 · #10 08-24-2007, 11:43 PM

For OPhiA:

Each (collegiate) chapter gets two votes, regardless of size. If your chapter is on any kind of conditional status, etc., that will have an effect, but your size will not.

The alumnae chapters do not have votes (currently, there is not enough structure in place around the alumnae chapters for this to make sense). The alumnae votes are instead done by region. Each region gets one alumnae vote, plus two alumnae-at-large votes.

KSUViolet06 · #11 08-24-2007, 11:46 PM

In my sorority, I believe each chapter (collegiate & alumna) has the same number of voting delegates regardless of chapter size

Kevin · #12 08-25-2007, 12:34 AM

Each chapter gets two votes. Each alumni chapter gets one vote.

Wolfman · #13 08-25-2007, 02:35 AM

Voting at Grand Conclave:

Each chapter (Undergraduate and Graduate) has a guaranteed baseline for voting strength. Beyond that there is a formula by which voting strength (i.e., additional votes) is calculated proportionally according to how many financial members there are in a chapter beyond a certain level. For instance, __ additional vote(s) for every __members over __ in a chapter. It's sort of like a "unicameral" system in which we merged the U.S. Senate and the Congress in terms of voting.

AOII Angel · #14 08-25-2007, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

each chapter gets two votes and two delegates: an alumnus and an undergrad

no alumni chapters (i don't think alums should get to vote at all)

I think some would argue the other way around. Alums have the time and experience with org as a whole, not just the small collegiate chapter. If anything, the collegiates should be limited. But, the sorority belongs to both so why shouldn't everyone get a vote?

33girl · #15 08-25-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I think some would argue the other way around. Alums have the time and experience with org as a whole, not just the small collegiate chapter.

Wellll....not necessarily. Some alums settle down to live where they went to school and join the alum chapter that's almost completely made up of graduates from the same school, and it's pretty much like still going to collegiate meetings only they meet a lot fewer times a year, and they really don't know/care about national issues as a whole. I guess what I'm trying to say is that alum involvement does not always equal seeing the bigger sorority picture.

I'm totally surprised that in some groups the bigger chapters get more votes. That would be very very interesting if we did that - I'd be curious to see the results.