Chapter President Tri Sigma Authority

trisigmamom · #1 09-07-2015, 01:51 AM

I have a question - my daughter is a tri sigma; she recently went on a father -daughter trip to Alaska. She "was" her philanthropy chair - while her sisters knew well in advance of the trip and she has been planning their event while away was sent a text and an email saying that the board was sorry but she needed to step down from her position - No other person was or has been put into that role as of yet and she will be back well ahead of the event - no reason as to why other than afraid the event will not be ready .
i know that the president and my child do not always see eye to eye however, i think that if this was an issue they could have discussed face to face made sure that she was on top of the situation or been an adult. is this something that can be appealed? i was a tri delta and i know that our sisterhood was just that - not petty or childish.please help

33girl · #2 09-07-2015, 03:37 AM

Your daughter needs to be the one to work this out on her own, and you should probably edit your post because the last thing she needs is for one of her chapter sisters to read it.

It could also be you're misinterpreting what your daughter told you - honestly that's one of the more thankless offices out there and we had to pull teeth to get people to take it. They may have just meant she needed to find someone else to coordinate the last minute details for the event.

But again, this is your daughter's issue. Not yours.

ColdInCanada11 · #3 09-07-2015, 07:43 AM

Like 33girl said, let your daughter solve this. She is an adult, and this is her learning period- if this was a job, would you be going to her boss? I *certainly* hope not. Each organisation has their own procedure for appeal, she should be able to ask the chapter advisor on what that process is.
Also, no one strives to be "petty and childish"- it might be that they are interpreting the process differently, or that they aren't communicating well. No one is completely without fault, especially at 18-22. I would also edit your post because of that statement- if I was in her chapter and read your holier-than-thou post, I would probably be less inclined to do anything in her favour.

amIblue? · #4 09-07-2015, 09:57 AM

If I were you, I'd request that a mod delete this thread altogether. I can't imagine why you would want to embarrass your daughter further by posting something like this.

AZTheta · #5 09-07-2015, 10:02 AM

1) this is chapter business and doesn't belong on the Internet.

2) Please delete your post ASAP.

3) Honestly, you are likely romanticizing the past (as we all do). I can clearly recall some very negative events during my own membership (when dinosaurs still roamed the earth). People are people, that fact hasn't changed.

4) Let her work out her own problems.

5) As far as I know, membership in a GLO is a lifetime affair, so you are still a member of your own GLO *unless you resigned or were terminated*

DubaiSis · #6 09-07-2015, 10:43 AM

http://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/6073.html

KDCat · #7 09-07-2015, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by trisigmamom

I have a question - my daughter is a tri sigma; she recently went on a father -daughter trip to Alaska. She "was" her philanthropy chair - while her sisters knew well in advance of the trip and she has been planning their event while away was sent a text and an email saying that the board was sorry but she needed to step down from her position - No other person was or has been put into that role as of yet and she will be back well ahead of the event - no reason as to why other than afraid the event will not be ready .
i know that the president and my child do not always see eye to eye however, i think that if this was an issue they could have discussed face to face made sure that she was on top of the situation or been an adult. is this something that can be appealed? i was a tri delta and i know that our sisterhood was just that - not petty or childish.please help

First of all, your daughter is a grown woman, dealing with other grown women. This is not your business. As the parent of an adult, you need to stay out of it.

I doubt that this is just about a personality conflict between your daughter and the president. In my experience, a chapter officer is not removed or asked to step down from an officer position without consulting the rest of the chapter officers, the chapter advisers, and (at least for my organization) the standards board. It might even be kicked up for advise from whoever the chapter advisor at the national organization is.

Your daughter chose to go on vacation, rather than be at school or present for her duties at the sorority. That was her choice. The chapter decided that they needed someone to be on campus to plan the event. Your daughter wasn't available because she is going on the trip. They asked her to step down. The chapter is acting reasonably.

Your daughter made the choice that she thought would be best for her. The chapter made a choice that they thought would be best for them. Choices have consequences. Grown ups accept the consequences of their choices.