Got It Going On by Stephanie Perry Moore Page B

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    Torian, Loni, and the other Betas who had been with us that night on the walk of trust weren’t allowed to participate with us as Pis. So that left Malloy and Alyx to work with the alumni sorors and bring us into the fold. Though we had a ceremonial table, we were told later that we didn’t get the nice facility, all the extra candles, and the well-decorated tables because frustration had set in that the line had been tampered with.
    Though we weren’t penalized, Alpha chapter was divided. Torian and her crew felt we weren’t loyal to their cause and we needed to figure out a way to fix things with them. Personally, the threat didn’t bother me, and now that I had my letters, I wasn’t bending over backward to please them. The majority of my line felt differently though.
    Malloy and Alyx had told us they were mad at their sisters, who were now my sisters. And somehow all of us had to find a way to not just coexist but act as one.
    The actual opening ceremony was powerful and meaningful. We went through a vow and gave a reaffirmation statement saying we were committed to Beta Gamma Pi for life, and then we were able to start the chapter business. At the beginning there were no major issues.
    Malloy was conducting the meeting as the President. We went through her report, the First Vice President’s report, and the treasurer’s report, and that’s when we knew we were going to need to have some kind of fund-raiser because the funds were low. Even though they’d taken thirty-seven new members, a lot of the money they’d collected had had to go to the national organization. Next, we split into committees, and it was neat to see where I wanted to serve. Lots of sorors on my line started raising their hands, ready to volunteer. I was happy to know we were ready for business.
    Dr. Garnes had to be excused for a second when she was paged from work, and as soon as she left, Torian stood to her feet, got very indignant, and shouted, “I want her out. Dr. Garnes needs to be voted down as our adviser.”
    Loni stood next to her and said, “I know we’re out of order, but we don’t have much time before she brings herself back up in here. I want her out, too.”
    â€œOkay, well, because you know you’re out of order,” Malloy said, hitting the wooden gavel in her hand, “sit down.”
    The room burst with conversation. Everyone had to voice their opinion at that time. It was mayhem. Malloy banged the gavel louder.
    Torian walked to the front of the room and snatched the object out of Malloy’s hand. “Malloy, you might have the power, but this is our entire chapter. We talked to some of the new sorors, and they’re behind us on this. We get to choose who our adviser is. Dr. Garnes is too uppity and old-fashioned to really be able to relate to all we have going on.”
    I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Dr. Garnes had basically saved my life, helped turn me around, and kept our line intact. How could Torian want to oust her? Even more incomprehensible, how could my line sisters want her to go?
    Malloy stood and held out her hand for the gavel. Torian looked like she wasn’t gonna give it back. Alyx got up and eyed Torian hard. Finally, Torian handed it back to Malloy.
    Torian vented, “Handle it then.”
    Malloy hit the gavel again to settle us down, and once we were quiet, she said, “We can’t discuss this now. There is no formal motion on the floor.”
    Loni stood to her feet and said, “Fine, then I move that we ask Dr. Garnes to step down as our adviser.”
    â€œI second that motion,” Torian said with her neck and eyes moving all crazy.
    I had a lump in my throat. I felt sick all over. Why was this happening?
    Malloy then said, “Is there any discussion?”
    Quickly, I raised my hand. So did a lot of other people, but I wasn’t called on. I was about to explode.
    Malloy said,