[23065] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] nationals amendments
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christine L. Rossman)
Wed Oct 30 23:15:53 2002
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 20:15:49 -0800
Reply-To: "Christine L. Rossman" <corporateslave@YAHOO.COM>
From: "Christine L. Rossman" <corporateslave@YAHOO.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <00bc01c2806c$f7c373c0$37c59795@homeless>
And that, my brother, is why we have reference committees.
in LF&S,
Christine Rossman
Alpha Delta Eta Alum/Advisor
Section 88 Staff
Life Member
--- Dan Kreifus <lordkreif@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Dear Brothers,
>
> I've been pretty much in the dark, as the rest of us have been with
> the issue of Joel Bryant.
>
> On a different topic:
>
> I recently received my large box of proposed amendments for voting.
> Perhaps its just me, and I apologize to anyone I may offend.
>
> 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.
>
> 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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