"Why Did You Decide to Join ...That?"

[rhoyaltempest]

Originally Posted by sbx_six_eye

This post hit on a few areas I think are very important for members of all orgs to consider. There is a lot of history to be learned and knowledge to be shared among members of ALL greek organizations. We (members of newer orgs) should take advantage of what is in front of us and seek the help we need. There are hundreds of books out there...and then some lessons can be learned by talking personally with those who have 10 or 15 or 20+ years of experience with their organization. I have many family members (of various orgs) who have reached out with their suggestions and insight on what to expect and things to avoid. To me, it would be crazy for "us" to overlook the progress that has been made and the opportunities that are out there now.

Does your organization have a Grand chapter in place? I'm assuming that you are not a member of your sorority's grand chapter or leadership group. The things you want to work on such as securing national programs, event planning, recruitment, etc. are things that should be systematically aligned across the board within your organization. In a well established organization, the training and guidance in how to run the chapters with regard to the things mentioned above are already in place but in your case everything is still being created. If your Grand chapter, executive board, or founders have not yet contacted your chapter about these things, you should contact them. You are a young sorority so I'm sure it's nice to know that all of your members can have great input in the development of your organization, but leadership is essential to every organization and to your ability to progress and reach your goals. Everyone's advice here on how to move forward in securing your sorority's future is great but again, these things should be systematic within your organization so that different chapters aren't doing entirely different things. Everyone should be following (for the most part) the same processes and procedures within the organization to achieve the same goals. So I suggest that you contact your leadership with your questions prepared...maybe you can even become a part of your leadership group and play a vital role in organizing and creating the processes and procedures that your organization needs.