How to teach the house...

[chideltjen]

Well I have learned many things on GC within the past year. I want to spread the knowledge to my fellow sisters. But I don't want to sound like an old alumna who is trying to come back and run the house. But there are things that I have noticed within my house as actions people here usually harp on. We are a local organization so we don't quite have all the rules and regs that are enforced in Panhellenic. But here were some things I noticed just at last night's recruitment event.

*the use of the word "pledge." As we saw in Sorority Life, this seems to be a word frequented. And the sad thing is that we don't even officially call our new members, "pledges." They are delphias. However, when explaining what a delphia was to the PNMs last night, we said that this is Chi Delta's Pledge Period.

*the use of the word "alumni" vs "alumna." I don't know if our girls know there is a difference. I try to stress the word when writing emails or on the website, but even the current alum call themselves alumni.

*How to make alumnae relations better. As the webmistress of the website, I often get obnoxious, often nasty, guestbook signings from an annonymous ALUMNI (see what I mean) asking that we put this elaborate alumnae section on the site, but when I do ask for updates, I don't get enough responses to keep a site like that going. Since we changed our dynamic a couple semesters ago, many older alum reject the current house. Therefore not many come around and aren't open to all the changes (for the better) the house made.

Strangely this is all I can think of right now. I guess I am tired. And I know there is more. Maybe I will add more later. But like I said, I don't want to sound like an old hag even though I just graduated. How can I make these suggestion to both sides of the house without stressing myself out or doing something pointless?