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Hi!...I'm new!...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Darrin J. Chen)
Thu Sep 30 01:30:13 1993
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 22:17:44 -0700
Reply-To: DJCHEN%UCDAVIS.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu
From: "Darrin J. Chen" <DJCHEN%UCDAVIS.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
To my fellow brothers,
Hello, my name is Darrin Chen. It is great to finally find the APhiO network
where I can talk to others and be able to get new ideas from different
chapters...
I am from the Iota Phi Chapter of UC Davis (University of California) and
just entered the computing world of APO-L. I joined APhiO in the McDiffet
Pledge Class of Fall '91 and currently hold the position of Seargent at Arms.
We are rumored to be one of the largest chapters in serving in L, F, and S,
with a running count of 200+ "official" members and an average pledge class
each term of 80 neophytes for the last two years...
I use "official" in quotes since it does not reflect the true number of
active brothers in Iota Phi -- currently at about 100 members. We have a
whooping 27 members for eleven offices in our Ex-Com and I am one of four
SAA's. Although we have fun at the many service projects we have each
weekend, I feel we still don't achieve the full sense of brotherhood as I
felt when I first pledged. There are too many members who just disappear
after the pledge term ends. Some also say that we concentrate on the pledges
too much (10 weeks) so actives who aren't officers don't get any attention.
Some say the pledges burn out after they are activated. I dunno, what do you
think?...
Ok, maybe it isn't as bad as I make it sound. We still have a lot of
excitement and the service is always there, but hey, every chapter has room
for improvement, right?...
I would love to hear of any comments and suggestions you may have. You can
reach me at [djchen@ucdavis.edu] ...
Some things past Ex-Coms tried and failed:
- forming small "fellowship groups" during general meetings to
promote interaction
- calling up actives each week to announce service or fellowship
events
Some things that partially work:
- minimum active requirements--9 of 14 meetings, 10 service hours, 4
service projects, 3 fellowship events, 1 interchapter event...[this has its
advantages, but the paperwork is enormous--not to mention that people will
concentrate too much on requirements and not the service itself.]
Again, thanks for the input...'
In Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
Darrin =)
[djchen@ucdavis.edu]'
p.s. - How do you retrieve APO-L logs from the past? And how do I get
the listserver's general information guide through the network? I've tried
everything the APO-L intro text said and it never worked. Someone please
help me!
