Are you an active alumni member?

[kdxut]

I've been out of school for 7 years now and we don't even have a title for what we call involment after we graduate because one you're a part of Kappa Delta Chi you're pretty much a sister for life unless you drop your letters.

My participation includes My regional Director position in the East Coast for the sorority, I'm a member of 2 national cmte's external recruitment and constitution and by-laws, but internally I also try to spread the word about opportunities such as scholarships, fellowships, job openings and travel with professional, graduate and undergraduate sisters.

I think no matter what organization you're a part of it's up to you to make your organization what you want it to be with your involvment.

[ThetaPrincess24]

In have recently decided to involve myself more as an alum. I recently joined the Facilty Corp. Board for my chapter and serve as its secretary and re-joined the advisory board for my chapter as the Panhellenic and Membership Advisor, and some roles of the Scholarship Advisor until an official advisor has been appointed.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

In have recently decided to involve myself more as an alum. I recently joined the Facilty Corp. Board for my chapter and serve as its secretary and re-joined the advisory board for my chapter as the Panhellenic and Membership Advisor, and some roles of the Scholarship Advisor until an official advisor has been appointed.

House corp board? Congrats.

[Thetagirl218]

It's probably been asked before, but how many of you are actively involved with your GLO as an alum?

I am very active!

Are you involved in the local, regional or (inter)national level?

I am involved in my local alumnae chapter and my collegiate chapter as an officer appointed by HQ.

What do you do, specifically?

I am the Permanent Alumnae Secretary for my collegiate chapter, and the Membership and Reference Chair for my Alumnae chapter.

Why did you choose this area of involvement?

After I graduated, I still wanted to be involved with my collegiate chapter which I helped to found.

Are you also a dues paying alumni member of your GLO? If so, does that mean you pay dues only to your local alumni chapter or you pay separate local and international alumni dues to be considered an active alumna? If you are not a dues paying alumni member, why not?

Yes, I pay dues to both my local alumnae chapter and to HQ.

[CBU Jeff]

I am currently active in several different capacities:

Board of Directors of TN Rho Alumni Association
Vice President for the regional governing council (PDA- Province Theta)
Live-In Advisor for MS Gamma Chapter

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by kdxut

I've been out of school for 7 years now and we don't even have a title for what we call involment after we graduate because one you're a part of Kappa Delta Chi you're pretty much a sister for life unless you drop your letters.

My participation includes My regional Director position in the East Coast for the sorority, I'm a member of 2 national cmte's external recruitment and constitution and by-laws, but internally I also try to spread the word about opportunities such as scholarships, fellowships, job openings and travel with professional, graduate and undergraduate sisters.

I think no matter what organization you're a part of it's up to you to make your organization what you want it to be with your involvment.

Sorry, not familiar with KDX?

Is it a MGLO,LGLO,AGLO?

Evidently, you have multi chapters from what you have said. How many and any info would be of help for us or me to give advice.

PM me if you would like!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Sorry, not familiar with KDX?

Is it a MGLO,LGLO,AGLO?

Evidently, you have multi chapters from what you have said. How many and any info would be of help for us or me to give advice.

PM me if you would like!

KDChi is a NALFO sorority.

http://www.kappadeltachi.org/

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

KDChi is a NALFO sorority.

http://www.kappadeltachi.org/

Oh, does that mean they are Latino?

Why not just spell it out?

Many are not as familiar with some of the new conferences as you seem to be.

So, Educate us if you will!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Oh, does that mean they are Latino?

Why not just spell it out?

Many are not as familiar with some of the new conferences as you seem to be.

So, Educate us if you will!

Yes, they are a Latina sorority.

Are you asking why I didn't spell out the name? KDChi is their nickname, so that's how I always refer to them.

And I'm really not in a position to "educate" you on all things KDChi since I'm not a member. Check out their website if you'd like.

[Entrepreneur]

My daughter pledged a sorority last year and has gotten me thinking about getting involved as an alumni. In fact, she seems to hang out a lot at my old fraternity at her school and is dating one of the critters. If they still had little sisters (it's a crime this tradition has been lost over Greek political correctness), she'd probably be one.

If these kids are anything like I was at the same age, this makes me nervous. I kind of feel like showing up at a chapter meeting, asking the assembled over-testosteroned, if they consider me their brother, and reminding them when the answer is in the affirmative that messing around with a brother's daughter is de facto dating a niece and unacceptable outside of Arkansas. The proper role is to watch over, guard, and protect the niece. I haven't done it, but boy is it tempting. Fortunately, my daughter is a really good kid.

Do I have life loyal status? Since I graduated. It means I get a quarterly magazine, donation requests with more frequency, and once had a paper certificate that I've long since lost.

Am I involved? Nope.

Would I get involved? Sure.

So why am I not involved? The nearby alumni chapters are either comprised entirely of guys from the same school or seem to keep their meeting dates and times a mystery. Scratch that.

The only alumni chapters that seem to meet with regularity are a haul away and meet during the day, adding lots of traffic delays (major metro area). It's a three hour commitment for lunch. Maybe I'll get motivated enough about the old fraternity to make a meeting some day when I'm in town and can carve out three free hours.

[PhenomenalZTA]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

It's probably been asked before, but how many of you are actively involved with your GLO as an alum?

Are you involved in the local, regional or (inter)national level?

What do you do, specifically?

Why did you choose this area of involvement?

Are you also a dues paying alumni member of your GLO? If so, does that mean you pay dues only to your local alumni chapter or you pay separate local and international alumni dues to be considered an active alumna? If you are not a dues paying alumni member, why not?

I know that AOP, DDD, DC and SC have Life Loyal programs and I'm sure there are more. If your GLO has a "Life Loyal" type program, are you a member? If not, why not?

I am involved with ZTA at the local level as an alumnae. I am dues paying member to my alumnae chapter only. I currently serve as the Historian and the collegiate relations chair for my alumnae chapter. I started off informally as the collegiate chair only. We simply had a need for the office, and I was delegated most of the tasks. When we made the move from club to chapter this spring, (woo-hoo!) we were required to increase the number of offices, which means that I and another sister picked up double duty. Neither one is a huge position, so I am able to accommodate both nicely. Zeta does have a program called ZTAlways, which is more like an online alumnae chapter, which many sisters in places without organized groups participate in. However, I do know of some sisters that pay dues to both ZTAlways as well as a alumnae chapter.

[DreamfulSpirit]

Because I transferred schools, I only got to spend one year with OPA (one semester as a pledge, and the 2nd semester as an active sister). I am trying to be as active as I can as alumni. I will be writing chapter spotlight articles for OPA's quarterly newsletter. I've also just been appointed a Director of Alumnae Activities (DAA) for District 8 of OPA!

[chioalum]

I have been activley inovolved for over twenty years. I am the Reccomendation advisor for my community. I assist any chapter in the state that needs assistance with recruitment. I am active in our local alumni chapter. I stay active because I enjoy the experience of sharing the ideals and values of the sorority and the joy of watching all the new members grow. And hey, they say activity keeps you young.

[Corsulian]

It's probably been asked before, but how many of you are actively involved with your GLO as an alum?

I'm involved.

Are you involved in the local, regional or (inter)national level?

I hold a volunteer position administered by our Grand Chapter. The position itself is regional in nature but mostly I help my local chapter.

What do you do, specifically?

Extend mostly unanswered offers for assistance, developed a Web site to help alumni in the region connect, and advise on assorted topics to my local chapter. I'm also working with local alumni on restarting a club.

Why did you choose this area of involvement?

The official position was offered to me. Since I have neither the time nor the money to physically visit all the chapters in my region, I utilized my basic Web development skills to put together a networking site. That helped build my skills and it can serve as a nice launch pad for future endeavors.

Are you also a dues paying alumni member of your GLO? If so, does that mean you pay dues only to your local alumni chapter or you pay separate local and international alumni dues to be considered an active alumna? If you are not a dues paying alumni member, why not?

Not currently. Our local alumni are looking to participate in a basic program our nationals administers where we pay $25 annually - $5 goes to nationals and we keep the $20. Nationals administers the account.

[ChitownPiPhi]

I'm a dues paying alumnae member of Pi Phi. For the past 4 years, I have served on the Alumnae Advisory Board for the local Pi Phi chapter. I have served on the exec board for the local Chicago Alumnae Club as club treasurer. I attended Convention in 2007 to accompany the collegiate chapter I advise. In addition, my little sister just pledged Pi Phi at my alma mater.

Overall, I consider myself to be an "very active" alumnae!