[19916] in APO-L
Re: convention review
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Francase)
Fri Jan 22 18:40:13 1999
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 18:40:03 -0500
Reply-To: Francase <mfranci@EMORY.EDU>
From: Francase <mfranci@EMORY.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <001601be465c$54bf20a0$5226dcd0@smerrill>
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Stephen Merrill wrote:
> I do not think that requiring people to arrive at convention on the 26th is
> a good idea. The time of year when we have convention is right in the midst
> of multiple holidays, and taking people away from their families, when they
> have already been away for the semester, is not a great idea. More often
> then not, the two reasons most often mentioned for not going to convention
> are "not enough money" and " I need/want to be at home with my family for
> the holidays." Having the 26th as and excursion day for sightseeing and the
> like is great, but starting "work" anytime before mid afternoon on the 27th
> is unfair to people who want to be with their family.
That's a good point too. But it did seem to be a problem doing the whole
opening on the 27th, with committe meetings right after it. Perhaps
starting on the 27th, a little earlier, might help a bit. I know it would
have made us committee people fell a little better (at least this one) if
we didn't have to go straigt through from opening to starting committees.
Maybe a break in between opening and starting committees (get some fresh
air, eat something edible, do stuff like that)
>
> Limiting the number of proposals is not a bad idea in my mind. Let the alum
> and staff find undergraduate sponsors for their ideas, and the active
> brothers will have to approve it in the long run anyway, so why not from the
> start. Arguments regarding legislation being reported out of committee, and
> using this to thin out ideas are valid. But look at the volume of
> legislation which originated from just a few people this last time. It
> would at least make life a lot more sane for our committee delegates, who
> were likely some of the people mentioned as "dropping" from exhaustion.
>
For some reason, I remmeber some idea about that, from now on, it would be
better if any sort of proposal by an alumni would have to be co-sponsored
by an active chapter. I actually didn't think there was that much
legislation this time around. It may cut down on proposals submitted, but
it also may increase the number of good ones which come through too, and
could also have more support going into the Convention.
> Just my humble opinion
>
> Steve Merrill
> Section 94 Vice Chair
> Advisor, Sigma Xi, University of Maine-Orono
>
-Michael Francis
Delta Kappa Chapter, Emory University
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