Chapter Advisor needed

[Drolefille]

She's not saying that. She's saying that a struggling chapter should not look to a NEW AI who may or may not have any other sorority experience to advise them.

AIs are great people. New AIs may not be the best choice to guide a chapter that needs a lot of help.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

She's not saying that. She's saying that a struggling chapter should not look to a NEW AI who may or may not have any other sorority experience to advise them.

AIs are great people. New AIs may not be the best choice to guide a chapter that needs a lot of help.

Exactly. Like I said before, I'm not talking about people who AIed years ago, I was refering to AIing someone to immediatly be an advisor. I'm aware that it does happen that Alice AI is initiated on Jan 2nd and on Jan 3rd becomes the bestest most spectacularest Advisor that Lamba Lamba Mu has ever seen, but that's an exception more then a rule.

[tunatartare]

The OP specifically stated that her sorority is looking for someone who has been a member of a sorority to become an advisor. This is because they want someone who has had experience with being in a sorority and know what sorority membership entails. Beryana, I know that you were in a local before you became an AOII, but not every AI had the same story as you. It would not be beneficial for the OP's sorority to initiate a woman just so she could be their advisor, because she would most likely not understand their needs.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

The OP specifically stated that her sorority is looking for someone who has been a member of a sorority to become an advisor. This is because they want someone who has had experience with being in a sorority and know what sorority membership entails. Beryana, I know that you were in a local before you became an AOII, but not every AI had the same story as you. It would not be beneficial for the OP's sorority to initiate a woman just so she could be their advisor, because she would most likely not understand their needs.

So basically you are saying that an AI hasn't been a member of a sorority????

Now that's COMPLETE BS.

A woman who joined in college umpteen years ago and just happens to live in the area probably isn't going to understand their needs either. Things are a lot different now than they were even 15 years ago. And actually a mother or friend who has been around the chapter and has some ties to it probably WILL know a few things about them.

All it takes is someone willing to take the time and figure out what the girls need and how best for them to succeed. That's not rocket science.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

So basically you are saying that an AI hasn't been a member of a sorority????

Now that's COMPLETE BS.

A woman who joined in college umpteen years ago and just happens to live in the area probably isn't going to understand their needs either. Things are a lot different now than they were even 15 years ago. And actually a mother or friend who has been around the chapter and has some ties to it probably WILL know a few things about them.

All it takes is someone willing to take the time and figure out what the girls need and how best for them to succeed. That's not rocket science.

You're getting very upset and taking things about two steps further than what was actually said.

If their chapter was thriving, I'd agree with you. But it doesn't sound like there IS time for someone figure things out. Action needs to be taken ASAP. Another sorority alumna with advising experience would be ideal. But you're ignoring that the OP wasn't looking for a NEW AI. If they had an AI who had already been around for a while, it would be different.

AIs are just as capable as anyone else. AIs are people too. We all know that. It's simply a timing and experience issue.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

So basically you are saying that an AI hasn't been a member of a sorority????

Now that's COMPLETE BS.

A woman who joined in college umpteen years ago and just happens to live in the area probably isn't going to understand their needs either. Things are a lot different now than they were even 15 years ago. And actually a mother or friend who has been around the chapter and has some ties to it probably WILL know a few things about them.

All it takes is someone willing to take the time and figure out what the girls need and how best for them to succeed. That's not rocket science.

Please re-read what I said. A woman who was just initiated as an AI is a member of a sorority but she does not know enough about sororities to make a good advisor. A woman who was initiated 15 years ago may be out of the loop, but she knows how sororities work. These girls aren't looking for a friend, they're looking for an advisor to help them out. A mother or a friend might have trouble seeing things objectively, whereas a stranger who doesn't have ties to the sorority does not. I don't understand why people are getting so worked up about this, if you owned an advertising company, you wouldn't hire a college grad who majored in bio and has zero advertising experience to be the CEO.