[19917] in APO-L
Convetions, Legislative Proposals, etc.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Allen Stratton)
Fri Jan 22 19:23:42 1999
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 19:24:33 -0500
Reply-To: Mark Allen Stratton <stratton@INDY.NET>
From: Mark Allen Stratton <stratton@INDY.NET>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Brothers,
I thought I'd add my two cents (or less):
1) I dislike the idea of limiting the amount of proposals that may come
from alumni. While I agree that it would be preferable for the *actives*
to submit the majority of proposals, I'm not certain it's at all fair to
the alumni to limit them just because many actives and/or chapters *don't*
submit legislation. Sure, I'd prefer for the real decision makers to
submit legislation, and in pursuit of our cardinal principle of leadership,
I have encouraged actives to do so; but alumni shouldn't be limited just
because the actives *don't* submit.
2) Many people use the term "undergraduate fraternity." While this was
true at one time, and while it is true that the solid majority of our
members are undergraduate, there are nonetheless several *graduate*
students who serve as active members. I was an undergraduate when I
pledged, was a graduate student one of the two years I was chapter
president (and a voting delegate and member of Rules and Credentials in
Phoenix), and I can tell you that I'm not the only one. All I am asking
is, perhaps, we start thinking of Alpha Phi Omega as a *STUDENT FRATERNITY*
or *FRATERNITY OF STUDENTS.* Many of us (myself included) weren't afforded
the opportunity to be part of Alpha Phi Omega until late in our
undergraduate years, if at all; some may not have had the opportunity until
they were graduate students. I'm not trying to take anything away from the
students or the undergraduates; I'm just asking that we all recognize the
efforts of *ALL* actives, including graduate students, no more, no less.
I hope everyone has recovered from the holidays and the weather.
Fraternally,
Mark Stratton
Section 52 Communications Chair
Delta Xi Alumnus
