[23855] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] APO House rule
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (michael shulman)
Thu Aug 28 10:00:18 2003
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:59:22 -0400
Reply-To: michael shulman <mikeinapo@hotmail.com>
From: michael shulman <mikeinapo@hotmail.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
There's also the issue of out-of sight, out of mind.
As much fun as an APO house sounds, it would mean most likelychapters that
have an office wouldnt use it as frequently. THat means that students on
campus wont see the office.
Also, it serves as a reminder to the actives that the campus holds their
charter. And that is a powerful reminder for them to play nice.
Shulman
>From: Packy Anderson <packy@dardan.com>
>Reply-To: Packy Anderson <packy@dardan.com>
>To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
>Subject: Re: [APO-L] APO House rule
>Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:07:47 -0400
>
>On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Rachel wrote:
> > So, packy, are you thus saying that maintaining chapter property in
> > general is not service to the fraternity? Think of it this way. Some
> > chapters have offices. (shortened for brevity)
>
>Trust me, maintaining an office pales in comparison to maintaining a house.
>The minimal effort involved in maintaining an office is worth the benefits
>it provides to the fraternity. However, when you scale that up to a HOUSE,
>the benefits to the fraternity don't increase. The added benefits of a
>house over an office primarily serve the membership, not the fraternity.
>
>In addition, chapters do not OWN their offices: they are issued them by
>their educational institutions. If the roof leaks, they call maintenance,
>and it's dealt with without their involvement. If my house's roof leaks, I
>either have to climb up there and fix it, or I have to dig out the cash to
>hire someone else to do so. THAT's what maintenance means; it's not just
>keeping a place tidy, it's fixing it when it breaks, doing all of the
>necessary grounds work, paying the taxes, etc.
>
>Given that a house is orders of magnitude more work than maintaining an
>office, it's a bad investment of fraternity time and resources. And that's
>something that was realized long before any of the other arguments against
>it (partying, co-ed living arrangements, risk management) were even
>imagined.
>
>YiLFS,
>-packy
>
>--
>Packy Anderson
>packy@dardan.com
>
>Q) How would you describe yourself in three words?
>
>A) I mean well. -- Tom Baker, Dr. Who #4
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