Chapter Advisor needed

[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.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by KunjaPrincess

Problem is you are only now refering to the OP when people started getting on you about being discriminatory.

Some AI's are not going to make good advisors, BUT some "regular" alums are not going to make good advisors either. It has nothing to do with how you joined the organization but has everything to do with how committed you are to the organization and the specific chapter.

The very nature of being an AI usually means that the member is more committed than the average member. Collegiate members have this handy thing available to them called recruitment, last I checked there was no recruitment in that sense for AI's, instead the commitment to search out the organization and the membership was needed.

An AI also has a definate advantage when it comes to advising. They are not going to get caught up in the "that's not the way we did it in college" junk. THey don't have that experience and so can bring fresh new eyes to the table.

Now if the OP doesn't want an AI, that's fine but it is unfair to say no AI can be a good advisor.

Exactly.

Have you ever thought about being an advisor???

Oh that's right, you are.