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Originally posted by Rain Man
First off,
An organization is only as good as the members representing it.
Second thing,
"A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump" (I Cor 5:6)
Third thing,
If members want the best prospectives, they got to be the best members they can be.
Imagine if EVERY chapter of XYZ wasn't takin' care of business and blew it off by saying "Well, our entire organization isn't like that, just us." Since every chapter is independently being about trivial and superficial things, it destroys the credibility for the organization, basicially because "the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing"
I think that all too often, members of BGLO orgs use that line as an excuse to be irresponsible and act a fool, using yesterday's news (read: the history of the organization) as the strength for the organization while doing nothing for the org today and probably not tomorrow either.
BGLO members need to stop riding the coattails of their founders and the past and make a difference for today. OK, you're just one chapter. Why set a piss-poor example and create a bad first impression for your org when you can channel that energy into making your chapter THE BEST chapter in the org.
Again, if you want the best, you got to be the best. And you can start by getting your priorities in order.
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Okay, I just have to say that I find this post AWFULLY assumptive.
There can be a number of things that make an individual chapter a poor reflection of the organization - sometimes due to factors that cannot be helped. Oftentimes it is not that a chapter chooses not to take care of business... but how do you really know how much work a person will actually do before you bring them into your organization? The truth is, you don't. Somebody can come with credentials and qualifications out the wazoo, but turn out to be a real slacker once they get in the chapter. I personally have never heard ANYBODY go to an interest meeting and be like, "My name is Sally and I just want to let you know UP FRONT that I intend to stop doing community service and make myself a weak link in your chapter." I mean, really... some of these situations can't be helped, and you make it sound as if most chapters just bypass the business and make excuses for it. I don't know ANY chapter that makes a conscious decision to just BS around and not handle their business... but it's hard to handle business when only a few people are business-minded, you feel me?
And as for the advice as far as what BGLO members "need to" do... can't that go for ANY organization? I'm sure that no organization (BGLO or otherwise), is without its own flaws and weak links. For you to claim we are "riding the coattails" of our founders is a gross assumption and somewhat disrespectful, in my opinion.
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