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Re: [APO-L] Extension efforts
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Allen Stratton)
Tue Jul 9 11:43:06 2002
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:42:28 -0500
Reply-To: Mark Allen Stratton <mark_stratton@YAHOO.COM>
From: Mark Allen Stratton <mark_stratton@YAHOO.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Brothers,
I may have missed this in these discussions, so I apologize if it's been
covered.
As an alternative to alumni doing info nights, etc., could a neighboring
chapter (assuming there is one nearby) do an info night? I mean, an IG/PG
is going to end up with a host/"big brother" chapter, right? So, why
couldn't members of that chapter attempt to get permission for the school
where an IG/PG might begin and host an info night?
Certainly, the effort would have an alumni sponsor anyway, but this would
establish (in theory) student "control" (and that's not the word I want to
use, but it's all that comes to mind at the time) over the process at that
point?
Just contributing my 2 cents worth (but I'll take my refund now if you think
I've overstated its value.)
Fraternally,
Mark Stratton
Section 52 Extensions Chair
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brown Michael-EMB021" <Michael.R.Brown@MOTOROLA.COM>
To: <APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:25 AM
Subject: [APO-L] Extension efforts
> All-
>
> In reading over the responses to my 'proposal' on Extension efforts, there
seems to be a lot of assumptions on what I was suggesting. Let me make
myself a little clearer.
>
> * I do not propose that anyone try to get a chapter going at a school
without the approval/knowledge of the school's officials, the National
Office, or the RD or SC.
>
> * I am not suggesting that an alumni group 'run' the IG/PG. My idea was
for them to run an Info Night type event as an effort to make the students
aware of APO and possibly identify students who would want to start a
chapter. If none are found, the effort fails for the time being. If some
are found, the alumni should step back and serve only as advisors to those
students wanting to form a IG/PG.
>
> * I don't see how this can only be done with paid 'professionals' and not
local volunteers. In my area there are 2 large colleges that used to have
chapters. Local alumni who have contacts could probably do a good job at
finding other alumni who work for those schools (I've found one who is a
prof at one) and possibly find students interesting in forming a IG, more so
then a team of paid pros not from the area.
>
> That's all I have to say on this right now.
>
> Michael Brown
> APO LM & TB
