Future President

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I very much disagree with this one. A sorority chapter IS a business, and it is a VERY good time to learn the lessons that will help them when they get out in the "real" world. The sorority experience starts exactly like a job, with an interview, which in sorority terms is rush. You hold business meetings that everyone is expected to attend. You set budgets and goals and have deadlines and turn in reports. The only difference is that the sorority's "product" is a social organization, as opposed to marketable services or goods. I do agree, however, that there will be people that procrastinate their entire lives, and someone will have to pick up the slack, but again...no different that the "real world".

I VERY MUCH agree -- SigKap, listen to AlphaFrog! She is dead on on this.

[AOII Angel]

I agree as well. At some of the larger greek schools, the yearly chapter budget tops a million dollars. The president gets a real world look into what it takes to run a company!

[KSUViolet06]

* Don't get dragged into the drama/gossip of the chapter. As president, you are expected to be above that and not perpetuate any rumors/gossip/etc you might hear from other sisters.

*Set a good example. You can't ask sisters to follow policies and suggestions that you don't follow yourself.

*Understand that you're going to make some decisions that won't be popular with everyone. For example, you might have to cancel a social event that everyone was looking foward to, because of problems with Risk Management paperwork (that could potentially cause problems ffor the chapter). Just remember that what everyone might "want", might not be best for the chapter.

*Be knowledgeable about the other chapter offices and the responsibilities of each position.