Seating Charts at meeting

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

By Us, I feel that you are talking about a Local group! Correct?

If they are Initiated Members, then why do they not have the right to vote?

Newly initiated members have to wait a semester before being allowed to vote to give them a chance to learn the bylaws and all the roles of all the positions so that when they vote they fully know what the position entails and know that they're voting for the best possible candidate.

[Drolefille]

I would not single out those on probation, etc. by seating them seperately.

My chapter usually seated alphabetically for our formal meetings, but we'd change it occasionally, reverse alphabet or something. None of us knew our initiation numbers w/o looking at our pins

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by tunatartare

Newly initiated members have to wait a semester before being allowed to vote to give them a chance to learn the bylaws and all the roles of all the positions so that when they vote they fully know what the position entails and know that they're voting for the best possible candidate.

Maybe that is because You are in a local!

If there is a suspension, there is a suspension not only from Social but anyother rights of the GLO! That is being suspended from all rights of the GLO!

But of course yours is different!

Your and your groups decision!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Maybe that is because You are in a local!

If there is a suspension, there is a suspension not only from Social but anyother rights of the GLO! That is being suspended from all rights of the GLO!

But of course yours is different!

Your and your groups decision!

Our NPC chapter would have members on probation who could not vote or attend social events (or a limited number of social events) but were required to attend chapter.

This is NOT the same thing as suspending a member which we didn't even really do. You were expelled or "punished" but not suspended.

It has nothing to do with locals and a lot to do with the fact that Tom Earp didn't get into the sorority house of his dreams when he was 18 and can't let go of the moment...

[texas*princess]

When I was a collegian, we sat in alphabetical order by last name. I'm not sure if they still do this.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Our NPC chapter would have members on probation who could not vote or attend social events (or a limited number of social events) but were required to attend chapter.

This is NOT the same thing as suspending a member which we didn't even really do. You were expelled or "punished" but not suspended.

It has nothing to do with locals and a lot to do with the fact that Tom Earp didn't get into the sorority house of his dreams when he was 18 and can't let go of the moment...

Wonder why I or You do not understand?

If, a member is on "SUSPENSION", then they have not rights in the Organization for attending social functions, charity events, sporting events, or attending meetings as a voting member!

I do not care if it is a Local or National!

So, You are a saying that a suspended member of your GLO can come and be in a space when maybe she has not any right to?

If your answer is yes, then why pay dues, house bill, or any other things that the Active Members have the right to do?

Please tell me so I can pass this along to My IHQ so they cannot function when there is no money coming in!

Oh, My GLO does not need Money coming in to function!

[33girl]

Tom, YOU are the one who mentioned "suspended members." None of the NPC women brought up that term. Sometimes members in our chapters cannot vote because 1) they're behind on payments 2) they didn't make grades for that term. We do not terminate them immediately, we work with them. They are on financial PROBATION or academic PROBATION. It's a heck of a lot different than being SUSPENDED.

think of it this way - you can be a college student, and on academic probation, but still attending classes. IT'S THE SAME THING.

[SororChic6]

You could just tell them to grow up and learn to be quiet during meetings. My soror doesn't have a seating chart and we are a talkative group of girls. Get a good Sergeant in Arms if girls start disrupting the meeting.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Tom, YOU are the one who mentioned "suspended members." None of the NPC women brought up that term. Sometimes members in our chapters cannot vote because 1) they're behind on payments 2) they didn't make grades for that term. We do not terminate them immediately, we work with them. They are on financial PROBATION or academic PROBATION. It's a heck of a lot different than being SUSPENDED.

think of it this way - you can be a college student, and on academic probation, but still attending classes. IT'S THE SAME THING.

It's like talking to a wall.

Originally Posted by Drolefille

It's like talking to a wall.

Just because he had the "ins" with a former international president, he thinks he has carte blanche to dictate the membership guidelines all all sororities, NPCs and locals. I'm waiting for the day he starts preaching about the NPHC.