[16910] in APO-L
Re: Exec Board Co-Offices
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cindy Strawbridge)
Tue May 27 18:28:51 1997
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 18:26:56 EST
Reply-To: Cindy Strawbridge <CSTRAWBRIDGE@YSI.COM>
From: Cindy Strawbridge <CSTRAWBRIDGE@YSI.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
> I was planning to respond to the post from Gamma Alpha chapter at
> the University of Washington, but Kim beat me to it. I would like to
> add some thoughts of my own, however. Some other good ways that
> offices can be divided into co's:
> 1) VP service- can be divided between the four fields of service,
> with each 'co' responsible for two fields.
Why not have one VPS and standing service committees? (Campus
Service, Community Service, etc...) and have 2 co-chairs for each
committee? (Alpha Gamma does it this way... co-chairs are appointed
by the president with input from the elected exec. officers. Usually
an older active is paired with a younger one - it is great for
leadership development! The VPS doesn't do much but oversee the 8
or 9 service committees - develops good management skills - the VPS
usually has held 2 or more co-chair positions)
Basically, we had 3 VPs & we acted as supervisors for the committees.
The VPMemb. kept track of the actives & the VP Communications did
our newsletter. The VPS approved hours reports & had some other
various duties.
> 2) VP membership- one officer can be directly responsible for the
> pledges, while the other can be directly responsible for the actives.
Why not create a pledge trainer position (or VP Pledge Ed...)
> 3) Treasurer- one officer can directly be responsible for disbursing
> monies and bookkeeping (a full time job at our chapter) and the other
> officer can be directly be responsible for fundraising, which
> involves a different kind of charisma, energy and enthusiam.
Make Fundraising a service committee (see #1) or a treasurial
committee.
> 4) Recording Secretary- co-officers can take turns at
> alternating meetings taking minutes, etc. . .
This would work ok :)
> I have held offices both as a co and alone, and I think that the
> security of holding my first office with an older, more experienced
> active was an invaluable experience. Your point about involving more
> committees was well-taken, but I think that it can still work with
> co-officers, especially in larger chapters.
Creating standing committees with appointed co-chairs accomplishes
this very very well... it is much easier for an apprehensive young
active to run for an appointed position than an elected one. It also
breaks down the duties into smaller, more easily do-able parts.
(Hey, we had a Decoration & Beautification Committee that made sure
the office was clean & decorated for holidays & that the bulletin
boards looked nice) Having co-s allows more opportunity for leadership
development & isn't that a third of what we're all about?
Cindy
AG alum
(Past VPS & holder of 4 service committees)
"If you aren't part of the solution,
you're part of the precipitate."
-Steven Wright
