Problems with my chapter

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

This caused HUGE drama in the chapter, because they claimed that "no one told them" and we "just went over everybody's heads," even our Chapter advisor claimed that we never talked to her, even though I had phone bills that proved that I called her and spent over an hour on the phone with her at least three times before the LC got there.

The moral to this story is....document, document, document! Send and email to your advisor, executive committee and save it. Make sure that your recording secretary includes any discussion of the topic in your minutes. If she doesn't, have someone who is like-minded take notes. In medicine, we always say that "If it's not written down, it didn't happen." Your HQ will appreciate having the facts as well to get a picture of what is really going on.

P.S. I missed the part about your advisers deciding who gets bids. That is a huge problem! I have little doubt that your GLO would not be okay with that!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The moral to this story is....document, document, document! Send and email to your advisor, executive committee and save it. Make sure that your recording secretary includes any discussion of the topic in your minutes. If she doesn't, have someone who is like-minded take notes. In medicine, we always say that "If it's not written down, it didn't happen." You HQ will appreciate having the facts as well to get a picture of what is really going on.

let the church say AAAAAAAMENN. And if you have a phone or in-person conversation with an advisor, Greek life director or anyone else, send a follow up email asap - "This is to confirm our conversation regarding blah blah blah" and outline all the pertinent points made or discussed.

It sounds like you're being anal and bitchy, but belieeeeeve me, once you get burned, it's a lesson you will never forget.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by 33girl

let the church say AAAAAAAMENN. And if you have a phone or in-person conversation with an advisor, Greek life director or anyone else, send a follow up email asap - "This is to confirm our conversation regarding blah blah blah" and outline all the pertinent points made or discussed.

It sounds like you're being anal and bitchy, but belieeeeeve me, once you get burned, it's a lesson you will never forget.

True. So I suppose that was the point in posting part of my story.

[FSUZeta]

even if "everyone drinks underage" at a sorority sanctioned event at one time or another-it can cost a chapter its charter. does your chapter have a judicial board? sounds like someone needs to go to judicial to me.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

even if "everyone drinks underage" at a sorority sanctioned event at one time or another-it can cost a chapter its charter. does your chapter have a judicial board? sounds like someone needs to go to judicial to me.

Right obviously you can lose your charter because of underage drinking, but you can't play "mommy" to all members at all times. Yeah, just because "everyone drinks" doesn't make it right (I think I mentioned that it goes against the RM policies of NPC organizations), but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen, and doesn't mean it isn't going to happen.

Turning them into HQ, without trying to solve some of the problems at the chapter level? Overkill. There needs to be a balance between girls wanting to have fun and what's safe within that spectrum, plus chapter members need to keep in mind how it portrays the organization when pictures from that event are plastered all over facebook.