[38347] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] Fraternity Membership Directory
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charlie Zimmerman)
Sat Mar 13 19:17:47 2010
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:17:28 -0500
Reply-To: Charlie Zimmerman <charliez@AOL.COM>
From: Charlie Zimmerman <charliez@AOL.COM>
To: APO-L@listserv.iupui.edu
In-Reply-To: <8CC9122A0658A7B-198-39E7@webmail-d026.sysops.aol.com>
Richard Byrne apo@RICHARDBYRNE.COM wrote:
> What is one to think when my simple and unambiguous instructions are=20
> disregarded by an organization I thought I could trust?
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Richard, contrary to what your conclusion would appear to be, I think that=
some well-intentioned brothers made a mistake or perhaps were limited by=
a lack of tracking system that would allow your request to be carried out=
with certainty. Plain and simple, I don't think anyone set out to delibe=
rately "disregard" your request. I also don't think we need to vilify the=
National Office or the Fraternity as a whole. =20
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While I'm not a huge fan of this particular project, I also recognize that=
affinity programs such as the ones with GEICO and the APO Visa card have=
proved to be of real value for some of our members, and also provided the=
Fraternity with some much-needed revenue over the years. Additionally, wh=
en third party companies are involved in this sort of a targeted program,=
their access to and use of member information is usually strictly limited=
to the particular program or project. It does not mean that our informati=
on has been released "into the wild" for mass marketing purposes.
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If you have additional questions, I'd urge you to contact the National Off=
ice.
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Fraternally,
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Charlie Zimmerman
