At The Crossroads - My Chapter SUCKS

[Rudey]

Firehouse is right. The only thing I'd add is maybe if he can't just became rush chair, that he still rush and become active on the comm. I'm a true believer that often it's numbers that fix things up since they indicate how successful and determined you are.

-Rudey

Originally posted by Firehouse
It's 11:45 pm on Christmas Eve, Stan. Your passion and dedication are commendable, so here's an early present for you. Here's how to accomplish what you want to do.
1) Stop complaining to the brothers. Say nothing negative to them about the chapter, about them or anything else. Say only positive, encouraging things no matter how they respond to you.
2) Drop all your offices immediately and become rush chairman. Rush (recruitment) is the key to everything. Who controls membership controls the chapter's destiny. A good rush chairman can literally build his own chapter in his own image. Stay rush chairman. No other offices or responsibilities.
3) Gather around you a corps of true believers. Every chapter has leaders; some lead for bad and some for good. You be a force that inspires others to follow you. Make them your desciples. Seek out men like you and pledge them. Pledge as many as possible and do it all year long. Have two or three classes each semester if you can. Passion counts for a lot, but you have to know what you're doing. Otherwise you're a gerbil in a wheel.
4) Never try to accomplish anything in chapter meeting. In a weak chapter, these meeting are largely where complainers spout off, dampen the enthusiasm of good men, and throw up roadblocks to achievement. JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THINGS. As you are successful, others will back you up. never get in an argument with a loser in chapter meeting. In fact, it's probably not possible but you'd be better off never addressing the chapter at all. Remember, if you are going to be effective you have to go ahead and make decisions. The chapter as it is constituted now will NEVER 'vote' to make the needed changes. Realize that it's not necessary for the chapter to reach a consensus on any of your issues. You don't need to get rid of guys, just go aroud them. You drive ahead. You control the vision. You just have to accomplish this by force of will. Fortunately, as you succeed you will become credible and valuable and more men will follow you.
5) Spend 50% of your time as rush chairman rushing the chapter. I mean, go from room to room talking with brothers individually about the fraternity. Remember what I told you: never be negative and don't trash the brothers or the chapter. It's not that they don't deserve it; it's that negative talk/negative attitude will have results counter to what you want. Talk about your vision and what Delta Sig should be, and how you are going to make that happen. Make them see the big picture that you see. Don't ever cloud that picture with dark talk.
6) If you embrace these things and pursue them with enthusiasm and intelligence, you will succeed. If you decide to move forward, let me know if I can help.
Merry Christmas, Stan. You deserve a good turn.