Running for President and Studying Abroad.

[Cen1aur 1963]

Originally Posted by justcurious07

Hello,

I am turning to you all for some advice.

I am in a sorority that I absolutely love. Joining was one of the best decisions that I have ever made.

I have had quite a few people ask me to run for President. To be honest, the idea never crossed my mind. As I think more and more about it, I do believe that it is something that I would like to run for and hopefully, do well.

That being said, I was planning on studying abroad this summer. If I won the election this fall ('11), that would mean that the chapter president would be abroad this summer ('12).

Have any of you experienced this at your own chapter, regardless of which sorority? How did it play out? What do you think are the pros & cons, etc?

I would really appreciate your feedback.

Thank you so much.

There's a reason why people would recommend you to be president. You're probably a hard worker who has leadership qualities who also has a lot of love for the organization. Just make sure it's a position you really want to hold, because it's a lot of work.

[33girl]

Nowadays, quite frankly, I don't see the difference between a chapter president who's abroad and one who lives in, say, California, and the school is in Maine. It's summer. No one's at school. Unless there is a national/regional conference of some sort that must be attended by the president and only the president, I don't see the problem.