If you could change one thing...

[Tom Earp]

Could not agree more on any of these posts.

LXA had a Great Web Site but developed some glitches and lost the web maker, went through another who did not last long and the Brother who was in the process of getting it updated resigned for other position!

While we do have a faily large aount of ELC ( Traveling Sec) with the size of LZA, it is hard to have enough to get around to all of them enough.

LXA is on a two pronged program of recolonizing closed chapters and into new schools.

Having House Building funds, well taht is another problem. We have LACP which is all volunteer to help in housing.

Check the LXA Web and go to properties.

But, here comes the But!

The small Chapters who run into trouble at times seem to have problems getting a Big helping hand from HDQ!

I do not know for sure what actually happened but the Chapter at Tx. Weslyn was closed for membership. I know a Brother there who was bitter about it, but still feels very strongly about LXA! Oh, He was the last Initiate there!

Beleive it or not, There Are Members of Hdq who are on these threads and see what is being said, good or bad!

Maybe they will happen across this thread!

[ZTAngel]

Our website is embarrassing. They've been working on improving it for about a year now but they stopped for some reason. As one of the largest sororities, you'd think we'd have a decent website.

We do colonize a lot of chapters a year but they seem to be contained in the South. Specifically in Florida, Virginia, and South Carolina. We tried expanding to Kansas but our efforts were futile. I would like to see expansion out West and in the North.

[Sister Havana]

Alpha Phi Omega: I would like to see more active regional alumni groups. There are only seven recognized alumni associations in the country!!

[MTSUGURL]

On a local note: I'd like to see us not be local. I want us to affiliate with a national, meaning, I want to see us more dedicated to the dream we were founded on.

[pinkyphimu]

Originally posted by AEPhiSierra
definitely would have to agree on the website thing. it looks professional but it has nothing on it. i heard at convention they were re-doing it but still haven't seen anything

more alumnae involvement. from what i have seen with aephi the alumnae get involved directly with national or chapter and i haven't really heard anything about regional alumnae groups. i think regional groups would keep the casual alumnae more connected - not everyone is going to be a hardcore national alumnae. i have also noticed that APH don't have many aephi's. I live in NYC where there are probably more AEPhi's than a lot of the big NPC groups but we didn't have anyone on APH until i told my chapter advisor about it and she got involved.

i know the person who is updating your website! i think she was supposed to be starting in nov. she has gotten a little busy since she had a little legacy in dec! it is funny becuase i know her from the aph!



on topic....our website definately needs updating. our sisters only section has information from 2 years ago!!! it would be great to have more info and access to manuals, etc from the website.

i would love to see more recruitment training...like a recruitment boot camp or something. i would just want to make sure that different styles of recruitment were represented....not just rush from big southern schools.

[twhrider13]

OMG, I thought I was the only one who thought DZ's website was, shall we say, a bit lacking. I'm so glad someone else thinks so!

Other than that, though, I wouldn't change a thing.

[DGMarie]

Hey, we appreciate your kind words about our DG website! I was on a national committee this summer to evaluate it and make recommendations. All I can say is you haven't seen anything yet! Wait till we update it in 2004!

[dzandiloo]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Our website. IMO it's outdated, it doesn't really tell all that much about us and it's B-O-R-I-N-G!!! I feel vaguely disloyal saying this, but when I look at Tri Delta's or Delta Gamma's website I always think to myself that I wish DZ's were like that too.

Good news! This is in the works...and its supposed to be awesome. Not sure how soon the rollout will be, but I do know an update is on the radar & it will be competitive! Yea!

ETA: I didn't say what I would change...and that would be that I would make it easier to donate to the Foundation. I wish there was an EFT/automatic draft function available (I've seen other National Org's web-sites with an option to make a donation from their web-sites as well). Anyway, for EFT, if I could set it up for the Foundation to draft $X from my bank account every month, I would be so much more into contributing. Sorry to admit it, but I am just lazy & sometimes writing a check at the end of a long day is more than I can do...I always forget & before I know it, its next years drive!

[CutiePie2000]

FWIW: The DG website as it currently looks was just launched at Convention in 2002. Prior to that, the DG website was (IMO) not too exciting. Thankfully, they did an overhaul and I think it looks great now.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

I just want to comment that this is a great thread, where we constructively criticize. Keep up the good vibe!

[AlphaFrog]

I echo the website...and I WANT a Sisters-Only section....as long as I have been active, it's been down! I think the main website is actually really nice...although I do want that damn blurp about Beta Kappa taken off of there...you know what I mean Shelia...

Also, I'm being totally superfical, but I really love the color purple and wish it were one of our colors...ok...how stupid and superfical did that sound amoung I want more support from alum and I want more emphasis on philanthropy....

[DolphinChicaDDD]

Originally posted by sugar and spice

Also, make it easier to change policies on the local level. I'm not talking about things like shacking and drinking policies (haha) but more in line with judicial things and the way things are run. At the beginning of this year in our chapter, our standards board was able to kick out an officer that they felt was not doing an adequate job (not for "standards"-related behavior, either -- it had to do with a decision she made for her office) even though the entire rest of the chapter disagreed with them. When we called our advisor about it she basically told us that we had no recourse because Tri Delta's national policies were set up to let standards could do whatever they wanted and they couldn't be changed -- not okay.

We got over the drama, but a lot of people became disillusioned and frustrated with national policies that they perceived as being "unfair" (including me, could you tell? ) and it all could have been avoided if we'd just been given a chance to contest standard's decision.

Ditto on that point. Also the way our election/slating (whatever you want to call it) is ran. Don't like it at all. Caused much drama in our chapter...not sure we'll be over it any time soon.

[hannahgirl]

Originally posted by DolphinChicaDDD
Ditto on that point. Also the way our election/slating (whatever you want to call it) is ran. Don't like it at all. Caused much drama in our chapter...not sure we'll be over it any time soon.

I hear you there!!!

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by moe.ron
Have more diverse RDs (Traveling Consultant). More from smaller Greek systems.

I've met a bunch of your RDs, and that's true. And that would be great for our CLCs too!

[g41965]

I'd like to see DU have more of a presence in the South.