member selling own badge on ebay

SWTXBelle · #1 07-29-2007, 01:04 PM

Maybe she really needs the money? I'm saddened by this. Could the Alaska chapter advisor contact her to discuss this?

And the fact she is selling "Pledged" with her ASA stuff. (????)

33girl · #2 07-30-2007, 10:04 AM

I sent a note to their advisor. I'm assuming it is someone from that chapter and not the closed colony at Fairbanks (I don't think any of them were ever initiated).

ASAlady · #3 07-30-2007, 11:06 AM

Well, all I can say is everything is definitely overpriced. She must have de-activated (dropped her letters). The pin may go, but everything else is high priced. I don't think there is anything we can do. Also, the pin for sale should be reported to HQ. It's summer and I doubt a chapter advisor is actively doing advisor stuff (speaking from experience). However, the chapter advisor from Alaska did get the advisor of the year award. Even so, there isn't much an advisor can do, especially if she did drop.

33girl · #4 07-30-2007, 11:12 AM

Even if they are on summer break, I would think if she knows what's going on/who the girl is she might be able to do something about it. Your position doesn't go "on break" because the school year is over (speaking as someone who gets FCT emails every week).

ASAlady · #5 07-30-2007, 11:44 PM

I know the position of an advisor doesn't go on break, however there isn't as much business to attend to. They don't meet regularly, and I highly doubt any advisor puts as much time into ASA during the summer as she does during the school year. It's probably close to impossible to track down majority of the girls. Anyways, it may help to contact the advisor, she can possibly do something about it. So yes, it is good for her to know. However, if the girl who is selling her stuff did drop (which I am assuming she did- how in the world would you sell your badge if you didn't), there really isn't much that can be done to stop her. It's morally wrong to sell your badge, but she can sell as much merchandise as she pleases. All I am saying, there really isn't much that can be done.

cuteASAbug · #6 07-30-2007, 11:46 PM

We were told at initiation by our advisor that the badge is not ours to keep and should we die or leave the sorority, it has to be returned back to headquarters. If this girl really did terminate, then it should've been the responsibility of the advisor and chapter officers to make sure that she turned it in.

33girl · #7 07-31-2007, 09:59 AM

I have no issue with her selling the merch (except for the Pledged book being included as an "ASA thing" - yuck), but if she's still an active and she's selling it because 1) she had an issue with the chapter or 2) because she's broke, maybe the advisor can do something in that regard.