[19979] in APO-L
Re: Suggestion after a little more time
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William J. Turner)
Mon Jan 25 14:21:00 1999
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 14:20:49 -0500
Reply-To: "William J. Turner" <wjturner@EOS.NCSU.EDU>
From: "William J. Turner" <wjturner@EOS.NCSU.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU> "Re: Suggestion after a
little more time" (Jan 25, 14:14)
> There's nothing new about that 18 month average "lifetime" figure. Some
> pledge and vanish, some stay active for 4 years. On average, most people
> spend a term pledging and three terms as an active. It's been true for at
> least 20 years.
The information I have seen has shown that it has dropped in the last 5 years
or so from somewhat over 2 years down to about 18 months.
