Offices you're running for - Page 4

adpiucf · #1 11-02-2005, 09:19 PM

ADPi-Jane, I PM'd you, too, with some ideas. Didn't want to go into specifics of ADPi officer selection on the public board.

Good luck, Miami! I think it is such an exciting time for your chapter!!!

adpiucf · #2 11-17-2005, 06:25 PM

Good luck to all those considering ADPi offices!

The best advice I can give you about considering an office:
1) Check out the office description. Does this look like something you could do? Jot down some examples of things you've done in the past that help meet that criteria. You can bring these up when submitting your interest orally and verbally.

2) Shadow the current officer and also chat with her adviser about the position. Take notes, ask questions. This will look very favorable-- you have done some homework on the positions.

3) Are you current on dues, GPA requirements for officers and members and the International Exam?

4) Are you good at balancing school and sorority? Being an officer is all about time management. Your school work is top priority, but sorority deadlines are well defined and procrastination or that final exam that just crept up on you aren't valid reasons to miss your ADPi priorities.

5) Can you support a majority decision that you aren't on the winning side of? If it falls within chapter majority and is alignment with ADPi/college polcies and the law, can you live with it? A good officer is supportive of chapter decisions.

6) A good officer does what is best for the chapter, follows policies to a T and is a role model and ADPi Lady. Are you that person?

7) Remember... There is no campaigning for office in ADPi.

Good luck to everyone considering an ADPi office and best of luck!

ADPiAkron · #3 11-17-2005, 06:39 PM

MiamiADPi and ADPi-Jane-- for MEVP ideas please refer to my post in this thread...

http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showth...threadid=72319

That office has changed so much over the last year and a half it is amazing! But they are all good changes! Makes things easier for the team and more streamlined which gets you away from overprogramming. Good Luck with whatever office you are slated for!

MiamiADPi · #4 12-06-2005, 11:11 AM

Bumping- We had elections on Sunday and appointed positions were announced yesterday.... I'm the new Director of Standards and Ethics for Gamma Delta!

WLFEO · #5 12-06-2005, 12:50 PM

Congratulations, MiamiADPi! You will do great, I'm sure!

I used to hold that office back in the day! Of course it was just called Standards Chair then.......

honeychile · #6 12-06-2005, 12:57 PM

Wow - they added "Ethics" too, now? That's news to me, too!

Congratulations, MiamiADPi!!

ADqtPiMel · #7 12-07-2005, 01:51 AM

Sooooo...I need some help.

What can be done to smooth the ruffled feathers of girls who weren't slated for the position they wanted? Any advice?

ADPiAkron · #8 12-07-2005, 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by ADqtPiMel
Sooooo...I need some help.

What can be done to smooth the ruffled feathers of girls who weren't slated for the position they wanted? Any advice?

HAHAHAHA

I am in the same boat- but I am the "bad" person! I am the one who helped make the slate and I have so many people who do not like me right now it is ridiculous. I will get over it as I know they will too!

My only advice to you is to make sure they understand how and why we only slated one or two for each position (I am guessing you did the same thing we did since your CPD is our old Chapter Advisor). Please reassure them that they are needed for other offices in the chapter and if they were not slated for anything remind them they can join committees, they can be a Pride Leader, or they can even run for Class Coordinator. I can bet it will blow over after winter break, but that is the best advice I can give you now! Also, remind them they can get involved with Panhel and other Greek related events outside of the chapter!

Good Luck! I can definitely sympathize!

ETA: Our elections went well and we will have a DYNAMIC group of officers and Exec this year! I really think only slating such a small amount really helped (but it definitely did and is still ruffling feathers!).

ADqtPiMel · #9 12-07-2005, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by ADPiAkron

My only advice to you is to make sure they understand how and why we only slated one or two for each position (I am guessing you did the same thing we did since your CPD is our old Chapter Advisor).

Yep.

Thanks for the advice...I'm sure things will blow over eventually.

Oh, and congrats to EtaEpsilove for becoming Eta Epsilon's Formal Recruitment Chair!

adpiucf · #10 12-08-2005, 11:21 AM

Yes, have the new president meet with them and let her deal with it....

Or appoint them to smaller philanthropy day event chairs for upcoming lip syncs or day events where you enter a team to support another GLO's philanthropy. Or appoint them as recruitment day chairs, social committee formal planning team, etc... to pacify them--

While not everyone can be slated, you still don't want to kill their zeal and interest-- they can take morale way down in the chapter-- find a use for their interests.

If they slated for MEVP and didn't get on the slate, invite them to plan a TME.

If they slated for anything related to Recruitment, make them a Day Chair.

If they slated for Panhellenic, set them up with a project to make up a serenade to welcome back the sororities and fraternities from holiday break and to also make little "Good luck this semester from ADPi" baskets with candy.

Just get them focused on a project and don't lose their motivation. Get them to plan an event-- for underclassmen this is vital so they keep their interest in a future office and can work on whatever prevented them from being slated before. Also be sure to explain what may have kept them off the slate so they can improve.