[19488] in APO-L
Re: Convention Legislation Followup
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert & Lisa Dean)
Sun Oct 25 18:47:30 1998
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:44:49 -0600
Reply-To: Robert & Lisa Dean <deanrl@GTE.NET>
From: Robert & Lisa Dean <deanrl@GTE.NET>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In any chapter, alumni members are generally given all rights except
those of voting and holding office (meaning they can introduce
legislation). The final decision, though, rests with the voting body.
Should the National Convention be any different?
If you would indulge a tangent, this suggests the issue of why alumni
can be voting delegates. For the Board of Directors, one answer is very
simple: risk management. The ultimate responsibility for the
Corporation is in the hands of the BoD. Successful litigation against
the company is not paid for by the actives...it is paid for by the Board
of Directors. Also, I would be interested to know the legality of the
board of directors of a corporation not having the ability (whether they
choose to exercise it or not) to influence the policies and directions
of the Corporation.
LFS,
Robert Dean
Section 48 Communications Chair
Theta Epsilon Advisor
Omega Epsilon '93
Visit the Section 48 Web Site at this URL:
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Campus/2038/aposection48.html
> Mark Stratton wrote:
> My only concern is the amount of legislation submitted by non-active
> members (sectional and regional staff, alumni, and stuff from national
> committees.) I s'pose, and this is only my preference, that I would
> prefer most legislation to come from chapters and/or active members.
> I know that on many issues, such as regional realignment, etc., a
> great deal of experience and fraternal knowledge is necessary.
