4 years or for Life !

BlondeGurl · #1 10-23-2004, 10:42 AM

Ok so I have heard a few people say they are trying to be AAB and all that, so i was just wondering how many of us want to contuinue to be involved oin our chapters after we leave.
I for one want to stay involved in my chapter(s) (since I am transfering) forever. i want to know the girls in my family tree and i want them to know me. I want to donate time and money and be the little old lady that helps out at recruitment EVERY YEAR! I would LOVE to be AAB or a chapter Advisor and work my way up to being a NAtional Officer one day! I just love Sigma so much ... I don't think I could ever simply walk away from it and look at is as something I only did in college.
Does anyone else feel this way?
SLAM,
Brenda

KSUViolet06 · #2 10-23-2004, 11:49 AM

When I graduate, I'll probably start out in my area alumnae chapter for a few years. Once I move out of state, I'll probably join the closest one and sit on the AAB of the closest active chapter. Eventually I want to become a chapter consultant.

ihearttrisigma · #3 10-23-2004, 01:40 PM

Awesome topic girl!

As an alumni of a new chapter I think it is essential that our graduates keep in contact and are involved with the chapter. I don't think collegiates understand the importance of their membership until they have graduated. So many of my sisters want to be involved but for some reason lack the iniative to find out how. When I decided and made the decision to find out how to become an AAB, you couldn't imagine how many sisters were excited and wondered how they too could be involved. Maybe it takes one person to get the ball rolling.

I am one step away from being an AAB...(all thats left is the interview).

I am fortunate enough to live within a half hour of my school so I try to make myself indispensible to the chapter. I am hoping that by being such a super sigma that I was in school I can inspire other girls to realize this commitment and oath is for life - not four years, not confined to this school and this moment -but for over 106 years and a hundred more, not just to 40 girls in our chapter but to 90,000 who have taken our oath and the thousands who still will.

I am constantly telling alum to get their alumni dues in and to join an alumnae chapter! The one I am in Philadelphia/Mainline has been dormant. However, it seems a surge of us have gotten the chapter to be revivied and we should be having a get together soon which has me so excited! I'm excited at the possibility of going through Circle Degree!

I too would love to be an advisor or one day a National Officer..that would just be amazing and so humbling.

I guess, to answer the topic in one statement is: I will be a part of my sorority forever, just as it is a part of me. What it has given to me I owe with my loyalty, service and dedication.

ihearttrisigma · #4 10-24-2004, 09:13 PM

Just wanted to post that I have a phone interview with the alumni volunteer coordinator tomorrow night to see if I get to be AAB! (keep your fingers crossed)

BlondeGurl · #5 10-24-2004, 10:42 PM

GOOD LUCK!!!!! Hope you do well!!! We will be thinking of you for sure!

ihearttrisigma · #6 10-25-2004, 07:28 PM

Update..

I just spent a half an hour on the phone with the director of alumni volunteer services about my interest in becoming an AAB! It was great you guys, she was totally awesome! It seems that they don't really like to put a recent graduate with their chapter- but there are exceptions. I told her about our unique campus/greek life so I might get to train under a current AAB working with my chapter. We also got to talking about how the alumni chapter here in Phila/Mainline is attempting to get up and running again..she was stoked!

I was totally oozing Sigma over the phone and she knew it too!

aww..makes me miss college!

Okay..have to go email and call ALL the girls!!