[20185] in APO-L
Re: grad students / bylaws
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Whitfield)
Fri Feb 12 01:20:12 1999
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 23:55:44 -0600
Reply-To: Mike Whitfield <whitfield@POLITICIAN.COM>
From: Mike Whitfield <whitfield@POLITICIAN.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
-----Original Message-----
From: SHANA ALLIE <sallie@SIUE.EDU>
>The question I had was mainly about grad students. For some reason we
>have almost no alumni involvement. We actally had a grad student approach
>us and ask if he could pledge because he hadn't had a chapter where he did
>his undergrad. The president flat out refused to bring it up in front of
>the chapter and said that there were no exceptions to our bylaws. This is
>a sore subject for me because we haven't amended our bylaws since 96 and
>they have no intention of doing so because they say it takes too much
>time.
Well, it seems like the answer to your question is that you need new bylaws.
Bylaws are not intended to be static and rigid. They are supposed to
provide stability yet be dynamic with the changing times. Chapters should
periodicaly review their bylaws every few years to remind themselves why
they operate in the way they do, and if there are any improvements that can
be made.
If your chapter plans to attend the Section 49 conference (Eastern MO and
Southwest IL) in April, I encourage you to attend my workshop on chapter
bylaws.
