[7011] in APO-L
More Pledge Semester
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher Mulcahy)
Fri Oct 22 17:30:50 1993
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 16:29:10 -0500
Reply-To: Christopher Mulcahy <cmulcahy@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu>
From: Christopher Mulcahy <cmulcahy@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
>
> I now have a little more info on the pledge semester thing we are tossing
> around here at Alpha Alpha. The plan is to keep the length the same as it is
> now, but not to start it until much latter in the fall semester. The pledge
> semester would stretch over the Christmas break, but still be the same length
> As it stands now, the pledge trainers have a semester long office just as all
> of the execboard. But with a new plan, the pledge trainers would have to be
> in that position for the entire year.
>
> I believe that one of the goals of this plan is to increase membership
> retention of the new pledges by allowing them to be actives for a while before
> going on Christmas or summer break. Also, starting latter gives the pledge
> trainers more time to plan their semester pledge program.
>
>
> Please feel free to drop me a line about more clarification and please give me
> your opinion. I'm looking for many different points of view and arguments both
> for and against this proposal.
>
>
> Chris Mulcahy
> cmulcahy@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu
> 2nd V.P. PledgeTrainer
> Alpha Alpha Chapter
> U of Illinois-Urbana
>
> P.S. I'm not one of the original writers of this idea, and I haven't really
> formed my opinion of it either.
>
> C
> .
>
