[23064] in APO-L
[APO-L] nationals amendments
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Kreifus)
Wed Oct 30 18:34:53 2002
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:33:39 -0500
Reply-To: Dan Kreifus <lordkreif@YAHOO.COM>
From: Dan Kreifus <lordkreif@YAHOO.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
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Dear Brothers,
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I've been pretty much in the dark, as the rest of us have been with the =
issue of Joel Bryant. =20
On a different topic:=20
I recently received my large box of proposed amendments for voting. =
Perhaps its just me, and I apologize to anyone I may offend. =20
It seems we are putting up many things to vote that seem to be very =
insignificant, and so minute, that it almost seems a waste of time to =
debate, and vote on them.
With all due respect to all brothers who proposed these amendments. =
Does it really matter if we have 1 LARGE candle, and the rest regular =
sized. Do we have to rewrite the ritual book to make adjustments for =
blindfolds when we already have it mentioned that blindfolds are =
optional? I am not aiming to pick on those brothers of the =
aforementioned ideas. These are just examples.
We are a group that promotes individuality. We also promote =
intelligence. (remember "to further the freedom that is our national =
educational intellectual heritage"). I know our voting delegates would =
much rather be meeting other brothers, doing service, and making =
connections, rather than sitting and debating we should change Frank =
Reeds Horton speech during the initiation ritual. (Which makes me wonder =
why it was changed in the first place, it was his words after all.)
Again, I do not mean to offend, or disrespect anyone. I feel we all have =
something we could add, but at a convention where some of us are paying =
hundreds of dollars to go, we could find a better use of our time than =
deliberating the importance of specifying that blindfolds are optional =
MULTIPLE times in the ritual.
Granted, I could be totally wrong, and these votes could pass with no =
more than a minutes notice. But that's a minute to meet someone, a =
minute to sleep, or a minute to eat. A convention, a national one at =
that, is a rare and large opportunity for many. And although we do have =
a business plan, there is so much more that happens. Service. Bonding. =
Friendship. Fellowships. These amendments can be resolved on a =
individual chapter basis. We are, after all, smart, educated adults.=20
Hopefully I did not step on too many peoples toes, and for those that =
were offended, my sincerest apologies, again.
Sincerely,
Daniel Kreifus
President
William Paterson University
New Jersey
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<DIV>Dear Brothers,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I've been pretty much in the dark, as the rest of us have been with =
the=20
issue of Joel Bryant. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On a different topic: </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I recently received my large box of proposed amendments for =
voting. =20
Perhaps its just me, and I apologize to anyone I may =
offend. =20
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It seems we are putting up many things to vote that seem to be very =
insignificant, and so minute, that it almost seems a waste of time to =
debate,=20
and vote on them.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> With all due respect to all brothers who =
proposed these=20
amendments. Does it really matter if we have 1 LARGE candle, and =
the rest=20
regular sized. Do we have to rewrite the ritual book to make =
adjustments=20
for blindfolds when we already have it mentioned that blindfolds are=20
optional? I am not aiming to pick on those brothers of the =
aforementioned=20
ideas. These are just examples.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We are a group that promotes individuality. We also promote =
intelligence.=20
(remember "to further the freedom that is our national educational =
intellectual=20
heritage"). I know our voting delegates would much rather be meeting =
other=20
brothers, doing service, and making connections, rather than sitting and =
debating we should change Frank Reeds Horton speech during the =
initiation=20
ritual. (Which makes me wonder why it was changed in the first place, it =
was his=20
words after all.)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Again, I do not mean to offend, or disrespect anyone. I feel we all =
have=20
something we could add, but at a convention where some of us are paying =
hundreds=20
of dollars to go, we could find a better use of our time than =
deliberating the=20
importance of specifying that blindfolds are optional MULTIPLE times in =
the=20
ritual.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Granted, I could be totally wrong, and these votes could pass with =
no more=20
than a minutes notice. But that's a minute to meet someone, a minute to =
sleep,=20
or a minute to eat. A convention, a national one at that, is a =
rare and=20
large opportunity for many. And although we do have a business =
plan, there=20
is so much more that happens. Service. Bonding. Friendship. =
Fellowships.=20
These amendments can be resolved on a individual chapter basis. We =
are,=20
after all, smart, educated adults. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Hopefully I did not step on too many peoples toes, and for those =
that were=20
offended, my sincerest apologies, again.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
<DIV>Daniel Kreifus</DIV>
<DIV>President</DIV>
<DIV>William Paterson University</DIV>
<DIV>New Jersey</DIV>
<DIV>
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