Black Greek/Multicultural letter rules?

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by Mevara

Do those people behind the scenes tend to be alumnae from that chapter, a local association or from the national hq? I am really curious as to how involved they are. Do they help out like they were active members or more like an adviser?

The support comes from members in the area, whether they are alumnae from the chapter or not. Usually, the only people serving as advisors are the formal Chapter Advisors, who are recognized by the National Board. Everyone else who contributes gets involved with the direct work. They'll assist in many areas from tabling to marketing to event planning and execution. The arrangement is informal, so the chapter and their supporters come to their own decisions about what type of involvement is needed.

You could say that they participate as if they were active members, but there is a distinct line and the decision-making comes from the active chapter members, unless responsibilities are specifically delegated.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

While it may seem like these organizations aren't doing much, there are typically far more pressing matters that we're concerned with. Organizing a voter registration drive at a local community center is much more important that earning blue ribbon points for Greek Week, so don't be surprised if our members aren't tripping over themselves to practice for lip-sync or t-shirt time.

Yes, sir.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Not disagreeing with your post at all, but as "importance" can be a relative or even context-dependent thing, I'd say soimething more along the lines of "is much more important for our group/some groups." This is a prime example of differences in priorities and focuses/raisons d'être from one group to another.

Even if it wasn't stated, I took it as implied that knight_shadow was referring to organizations like his own. In terms of each group's raison d'être, something I find interesting is that the end result is often the same. Members of GLOs graduate from college with life skills that help them get jobs, maintain great networks, etc. The methods to get there are often very, very different though.