[23993] in APO-L
[APO-L] comments on advisors
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (kuhfalw@hawkpci.net)
Fri Oct 31 11:22:06 2003
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:21:23 -0600
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From: "kuhfalw@hawkpci.net" <kuhfalw@hawkpci.net>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
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My name is Bill Kuhfal. I am a past region 7 director. I am currently an =
advisor to 3 chapters ( TCU, SMU, University of North Texas). I have =
been an advisor for 21 years now. The experence I have gone thru is that =
a member should be away from his/her home chapter for at least 3 years. =
The rational for this is this. How does a chapter member see that =
person. Does he see that advisor as an alum, a person who just a short =
period of ago was someone hanging out with the chapter. Or does he see =
someone who does have an objective point of view, who is removed from =
direct personnel issues. After 3 years, the chapter membership would =
pretty much be made up of newer members who do not remember that person =
as a member.
A chapter advisor can be one of the most difficult positions in APO. You =
have to have that sense of when to say something, but most importantly =
when not to say something.
I have seen members who just recently became alums and become very good =
advisors. But it was very difficult on them.
I hope this helps.
Yours in Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
Bill
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My name is Bill Kuhfal. I am a past =
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director. I am currently an advisor to 3 chapters ( TCU, SMU, =
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of North Texas). I have been an advisor for 21 years now. The experence =
I have=20
gone thru is that a member should be away from his/her home chapter for =
at least=20
3 years. The rational for this is this. How does a chapter member see =
that=20
person. Does he see that advisor as an alum, a person who just a short =
period of=20
ago was someone hanging out with the chapter. Or does he see someone who =
does=20
have an objective point of view, who is removed from direct personnel =
issues.=20
After 3 years, the chapter membership would pretty much be made =
up of newer=20
members who do not remember that person as a member.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A chapter advisor can be one of the =
most difficult=20
positions in APO. You have to have that sense of when to say something, =
but most=20
importantly when not to say something.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have seen members who just recently =
became alums=20
and become very good advisors. But it was very difficult on =
them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I hope this helps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yours in Leadership, Friendship, and=20
Service,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bill</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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