08/12/2026
đź’‹ SET TALK W/ RED VELVET đź’‹
Vivian Collins
🌹 5-DAY SERIES: KNOW YOUR SC OFFICERS 🌹
🌹 DAY 2: THE SC VICE PRESIDENT
More Than the President’s Backup — The VP Runs the Show
GOOD MORNING, SET TALK FAMILY! ❤️🖤
Yesterday we talked about the SC President and the responsibility that comes with leading the organization.
Today we’re talking about a position I believe is often misunderstood in Social Clubs:
THE VICE PRESIDENT.
And as always, I’m speaking specifically about SOCIAL CLUBS — SCs. Every club has its own bylaws, traditions, and structure, so know how YOUR organization operates.
Now let’s get into it. 👀
If you think the VP’s only job is to take over when the President isn’t around…
YOU’RE MISSING A BIG PART OF THE POSITION.
In the SC structure we’re discussing, the VP RUNS THE SHOW.
The President provides the overall leadership, direction, and vision of the organization.
The Vice President is often the one making sure the day-to-day business of the club actually gets done.
Think of it this way:
đź‘‘ THE PRESIDENT OVERSEES THE SHOW.
🌹 THE VP RUNS THE SHOW.
That’s why everybody shouldn’t be running straight to the President every time there’s a question, concern, disagreement, or problem.
🌹 THE VP IS YOUR GO-TO PERSON
In a structured SC, there should be a chain of command.
MEMBER ➡️ VICE PRESIDENT ➡️ PRESIDENT
Before you say:
“I need to talk to the Prez…”
The question may need to be:
“Have you talked to the VP?” 👀
The VP should be one of the people who knows what’s happening within the club.
She should know what’s happening with the membership.
She should know whether responsibilities are being completed.
She should be helping keep committees, projects, events, and club business moving.
And she should be able to handle many situations before they ever reach the President.
A strong VP should:
🌹 Be the go-to person for members.
🌹 Help manage the club’s day-to-day operations.
🌹 Address member questions and concerns.
🌹 Help resolve problems before they become bigger issues.
🌹 Make sure officers and committees are following through on responsibilities assigned to them.
🌹 Communicate important information between the membership and President.
🌹 Know what she has the authority to handle herself.
🌹 Know when something needs to be elevated to the President.
🌹 Be prepared to step into the President’s position when necessary and permitted by the bylaws.
🌹 WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
Because your President shouldn’t have to do EVERYTHING.
If every question…
Every disagreement…
Every complaint…
Every missed assignment…
Every personality conflict…
And every little situation goes directly to the President…
WHAT’S THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE?
A strong VP takes some of that weight off the President.
She handles what she’s supposed to handle and takes the issues requiring presidential attention to the President.
That’s not keeping members away from the President.
That’s STRUCTURE.
🚨 BUT LET’S BE CLEAR…
“The VP runs the show” does NOT mean the VP runs over everybody.
It doesn’t mean she’s another President.
It doesn’t mean she can ignore the bylaws.
And it doesn’t mean she has unlimited authority.
The VP still operates within the responsibilities and authority given to her by the club’s governing documents.
🌹 WHAT SHOULDN’T AN SC VP DO?
❌ Compete with the President for control.
❌ Undermine the President behind her back.
❌ Keep serious information from the President.
❌ Create a separate group of members loyal to her instead of the organization.
❌ Make decisions outside the authority of her position.
❌ Use her access to members to create gossip or division.
❌ Publicly disrespect the President when they disagree.
And here’s an important one…
❌ Don’t become a YES WOMAN just because you’re the VP.
🌹 SUPPORT DOESN’T MEAN ALWAYS AGREEING
A strong President should be able to trust her VP enough to hear:
“Prez, I don’t agree with this.”
Sometimes the VP may see something the President doesn’t.
She’s working closely with the membership.
She’s hearing concerns.
She’s seeing what’s happening day to day.
That makes her perspective valuable.
If she believes something could hurt the club, violate the bylaws, or create unnecessary division, she should be able to bring that concern to the President privately and respectfully.
That’s not disloyalty.
That’s doing her job.
But once leadership has handled the disagreement according to the club’s governing process, the VP shouldn’t go back to the membership recruiting people to her side.
That’s how organizations become divided.
🌹 PRESIDENT & VP SHOULD WORK AS A TEAM
The President and VP don’t have to agree on everything.
They don’t even have to be best friends.
But there MUST be:
❤️ Communication.
đź–¤ Trust.
❤️ Respect.
đź–¤ Confidentiality.
❤️ Clear boundaries.
🖤 An understanding of each other’s responsibilities.
Because when the President and VP are constantly fighting for power, members eventually start choosing sides.
Now you don’t have leadership.
YOU HAVE FACTIONS.
🌹 REMEMBER THIS…
A strong VP isn’t sitting around waiting for the President to be absent so she can finally be in charge.
She’s already working.
She’s dealing with the membership.
She’s solving problems.
She’s following up.
She’s communicating.
She’s keeping things moving.
She’s making sure the President doesn’t have to carry the entire organization on her shoulders.
So yes…
THE VP RUNS THE SHOW.
But she runs it within the structure of the organization.
đź‘‘ The President oversees the show.
🌹 The VP runs the show.
đź“– The bylaws govern the show.
❤️🖤 And the MEMBERS help make the show successful.
Everybody has a role.
KNOW YOURS.
đź’¬ SET TALK QUESTION OF THE DAY
SCs, how does it work in YOUR organization?
Do members take their issues to the VP first, or does everybody go straight to the President? đź‘€
And VPs…
Do you believe your members truly understand how much responsibility comes with your position?
Let’s talk about it respectfully below. 👇🏾
Tomorrow:
🌹 DAY 3: THE SC SECRETARY & TREASURER — The Business Behind the Club 📋💰
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