Involved sorority collegiate turns invisible alumna

[LadyLonghorn]

Originally Posted by PiPhiERDoc

My organization also has a policy about young alumnae not serving on our AAC - however, dispensation can be granted if the alumnae advisory committee desperately needs members (which was why I got on so early after graduation). Its probably different depending on where you are in the country, but I know that all the organizations on our campus are usually very much in need of alumnae to serve on their advisory committees. I think this is because being a small private school almost no one is from the area OR stays in the area when they graduate, so there is a very small alum pool to draw on.

Did you serve while you were in medical school/internship/residency? If so, how did you find the time?

[PiPhiERDoc]

Yes I did - both medical school and residency - it took some creative time management. And a lot of work done via the internet/email.

I'm currently in private practice so things are a little easier, but I use one of my vacation weeks for recruitment. Our advisers meet with our exec once a month, so my husband one year pointed out that I was like a reservist in the Pi Phi Army - a weekend a month and one week out of the year. I thought that was pretty funny.