To depledge, or not to depledge?

[CircleofLife]

Far too many replies to quote each of them, but I'll do my best to respond.

I was, originally, told during recruitment that I would be allowed to hold an officer position. That was a big sticking point for me, because I wanted to be highly involved this semester. That was then changed and I was told I wasn't allowed to hold a position. So, no. I didn't know this before I joined.

I can't talk to any of our officers, because we don't have any yet. I also don't know our EC very well, because we just recently got a new one, so I'm not comfortable talking to her yet.

Either way. I do really appreciate all the advice. It's still something I need to think over. Because I also had the wonderful experience of finding out I'll be needing to shell out $300+ in the coming months for some dental work. So. Hopefully my insurance can cover it.

You've all been wonderful though.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by CircleofLife

Far too many replies to quote each of them, but I'll do my best to respond.

I was, originally, told during recruitment that I would be allowed to hold an officer position. That was a big sticking point for me, because I wanted to be highly involved this semester. That was then changed and I was told I wasn't allowed to hold a position. So, no. I didn't know this before I joined.

I can't talk to any of our officers, because we don't have any yet. I also don't know our EC very well, because we just recently got a new one, so I'm not comfortable talking to her yet.

Either way. I do really appreciate all the advice. It's still something I need to think over. Because I also had the wonderful experience of finding out I'll be needing to shell out $300+ in the coming months for some dental work. So. Hopefully my insurance can cover it.

You've all been wonderful though.

Whoever told you that you could run for an office probably wasn't thinking that you weren't staying past this semester. ALL sororities have officers hold their positions for the calendar year and would expect you to hold office through the fall. It would be detrimental to the chapter for you to hold office now and leave at the end of the semester. You really should try to look at that issue from that perspective, because it is more about what the chapter needs than about what you want. Sorry you are running into so many expenses, but honestly, your dental work and grad school fees would be there whether or not you got to hold an office. Is that really going to make that big of a difference? It seems like money is the sticking factor here. Of course you may not know the adviser well, but you're a grown up and only a few months away from graduating from college. You know her better than you know any of us. GO. ASK. HER. You won't know if there are options to decrease your dues until you ask. You also may be too late to get out of paying your fees if you've signed a promissory note, so I'd hustle on down and talk to someone who can give you some actual answers to your questions about money.