Big Problem!!! Need Help!!!!

AlwaysSAI · #1 06-20-2007, 02:08 PM

GCers, My little is having a HUGE HUGE HUGE problem!!! As soon as I calm her down and get her off the phone would anyone be willing to offer me advice?????

tld221 · #2 06-20-2007, 02:10 PM

umm... sure, when you tell us what's up...

AlwaysSAI · #3 06-20-2007, 02:12 PM

Alright, she's calmed down. We talked about it and I think we have a plan, but I just want some advice.

AlphaFrog · #4 06-20-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

GCers, My little is having a HUGE HUGE HUGE problem!!! As soon as I calm her down and get her off the phone would anyone be willing to offer me advice?????

Warning: This is going to come out wrong, especially since I'm known for being harsh anyway....

If you want to help your little, get off GC and LISTEN to her. Most of the time, when I'm having a problem, I don't want someone to FIX it for me, I want to do that myself. I just want someone to LISTEN to me. After you've given her your attention THEN come back to GC and ask for advice.

AlwaysSAI · #5 06-20-2007, 02:46 PM

Okay, so here's the deal:

May SAI little is kind of awesome. And, I just found out today that she turned down a bid from Chi Omega (one of the top sororities at UNCG) because she wanted to join SAI that badly.

The SAI pledge process involves a fundraiser, among other things. Because when the class is initiated they have to present the chapter with a gift. Her pledge class decided to make and sell jewelry for their fundraiser. So, my little, being the wonderful person that she is fronted all the money for the supplies because her family is able to help her with money and she realizes that other people aren't as well off as she is. The total cost for everything was a little over $200. The class got initiated with only one meeting left of the semester and no one ever told my little anything about reimbursement or how to turn things in to get reimbursed. But, she comes from a long line of greeks so she knew to keep her receipts, which she kept for 2 months. When she moved she thinks that she accidentally threw them away. No one on exec board ever approached her about reimbursement and being a brand new sister she didn't reallly have a clue what to do. (I WISH SHE HAD TOLD ME ALL THIS WAS GOING ON!!!)

She finally got tired of waiting and I guess she called someone, I'm not sure. Actually, she called her pledge mom who said that she would take care of it and not to worry. Her pledge mom then called the old president, who called the new president, who called the new treasurer, who called the old treasurer. They told her that she would have to pull the back statements on the credit card she used to buy the supplies and then they would see what they could do but that they don't usually reimburse for fundraisers.

But, here's my thing: Their pledge mom was not supervising their fundraiser and didn't give them any information on reimbursements or anything. She, I guess, just slacked the whole way through. I really don't know how this could have happened if she was doing her job. My thinking is that even if we don't reimburse for fundraisers she should be reimbursed because they weren't told any of the guidlines on reimbursement. They were pledging and we all know how that is....you're kind of clueless and you don't want to make waves.

She has the back statement on the credit card and it supposed to call the treasurer this afternoon. This has been almost 4 months since she spent the money and she waited patiently for something to be done. I told her that if they don't have an answer for her today she needs to call our Province Officer and tell her what is going on.

I just feel bad for her because she comes from a long line of panhellenic sororities and they gave her a lot of slack for turning down the Chi-O bid. And, now it's she feel like it's biting her in the ass....

Any ideas??????

Drolefille · #6 06-20-2007, 02:53 PM

I don't think it has anything to do with being panhel or not, you know?

Use whatever pull you have to help her get her reimbursements from the treasurer. Other than that I don't know what to tell you.

Also, I'd consider making changes to the rules where the intitial money comes from the SAI account, not a sister's.

dvs-dz · #7 06-20-2007, 02:56 PM

She should absolutely be reimbursed if she provides proof of expenses.

Her costs were a legitimate cost of the fundraiser. For example, if they sold t-shirts, then the cost of the shirts would be deducted from the amount raised. The only problem I foresee is if the fundraiser did not make enough money to cover these initial costs.

It also does not sound like SAI is refusing to reimburse her - just grumbling because this wasn't taken care of before now. I imagine that perfectly she should have been reimbursed the money BEFORE it was given to SAI.

NutBrnHair · #8 06-20-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

Okay, so here's the deal:

May SAI little is kind of awesome. And, I just found out today that she turned down a bid from Chi Omega (one of the top sororities at UNCG) because she wanted to join SAI that badly.

She should have joined Chi Omega and this never would have happened!

KIDDING...I'm only kidding! Sorry, I couldn't resist!

AlwaysSAI · #9 06-20-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

She should have joined Chi Omega and this never would have happened!

KIDDING...I'm only kidding! Sorry, I couldn't resist!

HAHAHAA

It's cool. She said she really liked the girls, but that it just didn't line up with her ideals the way SAI does.

Dionysus · #10 06-20-2007, 05:08 PM

She could always pawn her rings. If she don't have any rings, I'm sure her mom and grandma have some.

SydneyK · #11 06-20-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

She said she really liked the girls, but that it just didn't line up with her ideals the way SAI does.

I know this has nothing to do with the thread topic, but since the catastrophe has been averted it doesn't matter...

Doesn't she realize she can do both? I had several sisters who were in both SAI and KD, and I know KD wasn't the only NPC org represented in SAI.

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LoveMyKeyKKG · #12 06-20-2007, 02:50 PM

It seems to me that she needs to talk to the rest of her pledge class about reimbursement. Did they buy the gift for the chapter yet?

I think that the pledge class should have given her the $200 back out of the funds raised selling jewelry and then used the rest to buy the chapter gift. how much money did they raise total?

CrimsonTide4 · #13 06-20-2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LoveMyKeyKKG

It seems to me that she needs to talk to the rest of her pledge class about reimbursement. Did they buy the gift for the chapter yet?

I think that the pledge class should have given her the $200 back out of the funds raised selling jewelry and then used the rest to buy the chapter gift. how much money did they raise total?

I agree. It was a gift from them and by now they should have enough money to each kick in a portion of the cost for the gift.

ladygreek · #14 06-20-2007, 02:55 PM

Wow, I was expecting a real catastrophe.

CrimsonTide4 · #15 06-20-2007, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ladygreek

Wow, I was expecting a real catastrophe.

me too -- like death or flunked out of school or the like