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Wow, ya'll have brought me near to tears. Thank you so much for your support; this is something that I have really been struggling with internally for quite some time now. I didn't realize that feelings like mine are (somewhat) common when in a position of leadership. Also, sorry for the gender discrimination! Right after I posted this, I thought to myself that maybe I should changes "girls" to "GCers" but then got lazy. Lol!
sanjiyan69 and AOEforme: Thank you for the support and advice. I definitely will try to put the effort out there now to make outings with different sisters normal in my life, because really, isn't that what sisterhood is about? It's just hard to remember sometimes.
33girl: I do reach out to recent alum, but unfortunately, the previous President checked out the second she went alum. She won't even answer my phone calls, so I end up reaching out to other alum, but even then, some of those sisters can't take themselves out of a situation and look at something unbiased. (This specifically just recently happened... of course).
TriDeltaSallie: "Do everything by the book." This is something one of my org's WAY back Presidents told me, and I have been living by it. I even told my org and EC that that is how my year in office would go, and everyone was just fine with it, until it meant me ruling against something they wanted. And I will DEFINITELY be on GC a lot more, as I now see that ya'll really can provide a great support system. Honestly, I'm overwhelmed by the responses I've received.
Gusteau: Hearing you mention a "Officer Transition Retreat" makes me realize how much emphasis other orgs put on officers being prepared for their job. As I mentioned earlier, the President before me checked out once she went alum, and that meant the only help with the transition I received was her giving me a binder with a ton of unorganized papers and forms. I had never felt so unprepared for anything.
SmileAWhile: I will definitely be PMing you later on, when I'm more awake. Lol.
ScarletBlueGold: Haha, voting has become something I have relied on. I agree, it is definitely a way to get members to have a part in the decision-making, while still being able to make the right choice. I'm with you on that!
JohnnyCash: Thank you for reminding me that I have to focus on the good. It is a mentality that I have been trying to employ for a while, but I can't get it to stick sometimes. Hearing this from other people (and reading the Stories of Sisterhood thread {although I kind of doubt you've read it}) has really helped me remember that I DO love my sorority, and that I had always wanted to be the President of my sorority because I knew how much I love my sisters, and that would allow me to make good decisions for them. And I believe that it probably won't change until I'm no longer President, but now I feel a little more confident to try to change that.
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