[17534] in APO News
Re: [The Tech] Request for interview on APO conclusion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Darlene Ford)
Thu Aug 8 16:18:34 2019
From: Darlene Ford <darlene_ford@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To: <775537675.2787533.1565275554422@mail.yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 16:17:07 -0400
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Hear, hear.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 8, 2019, at 10:45, Mary Anne McDonald <flabosib@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Well said, Jen.
> Mary Anne McDonald
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> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 10:24 AM, Jennifer McClain
> <jennifer.mcclain@rseassociates.com> wrote:
> Brad and Yale,
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> While I appreciate what you are both trying to do to revive the chapter, i=
t really seems like the boat has sailed. I am not sure where you are seeing t=
hat the chapter will still have access to the office this year. It seems the=
big push to clean out the office in August is because they need to turn ove=
r the space.
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> The reality is that MIT has changed. The things you listed that APO did fo=
r MIT are from a long time ago. They no longer have Reg Day. There are other=
opportunities for students to engage in community service. Online companies=
provide rented or used books. The student body has changed too. The current=
actives did not make this decision lightly. Continuing to talk about what c=
an be done now after they have made this painful decision is cruel. While AP=
O was very important to us when we were students, it is a student organizati=
on. We alumni can=E2=80=99t rebuild the chapter unless we go back and become=
students again. Please don=E2=80=99t pull in Joe Kuchta and the revolution=
ary war into this. Support the current students, yes; tell them they aren=E2=
=80=99t doing this right, no.
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> Jennifer McClain, PE
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> Principal
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> 63 Pleasant Street, Suite 300
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> Watertown, MA 02472
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> Tel 617-926-9300 x103
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> jennifer.mcclain@rseassociates.com
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> www.rseassociates.com
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> From: Brad Lichtenstein <brad.lichtenstein@gmail.com>=20
> Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 8:21 PM
> To: yalezuss@aol.com
> Cc: wcmccart@mit.edu; apo-actives@mit.edu; apo-alumni@mit.edu; apo-alumtra=
cker@mit.edu; apo-announce@mit.edu; apo-admincomm@mit.edu; apo-advisors@mit.=
edu
> Subject: Re: [The Tech] Request for interview on APO conclusion
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> Thanks also for the several replies to my own message, and I=E2=80=99d lik=
e to address a few of their points:
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> I=E2=80=99m not blaming anyone for what=E2=80=99s happened thus far, and I=
really wouldn=E2=80=99t expect the active chapter to have the perspective o=
f time, to be on top of these trends, let alone the experience and perspecti=
ve to react appropriately to them. Or maybe they do, and I=E2=80=99m only re=
membering how naive I was - in any case, I apologize for appearing to.
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> Second, by =E2=80=9Cteach recruiting=E2=80=9D, I really meant developing a=
culture of engagement. Like most enginerds, I=E2=80=99m by preference an in=
trovert, but that doesn=E2=80=99t get much done in life. I did not mean a on=
e-off event, nor just one semester or even year: I would expect it would tak=
e more than a couple years to get numbers and culture back to sustainable on=
the modern campus, tho again, maybe I=E2=80=99m selling today=E2=80=99s you=
nger adults short.
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> Third, although it is obviously up to =E2=80=9Ca future group of students=E2=
=80=9D to revitalize the chapter, it makes sense to me to START finding that=
group NOW, for several reasons. First, to have the collective =E2=80=9Cus=E2=
=80=9D (alumni, sister chapter volunteers, and sectional/national employees)=
roaming the public areas of campus engaging students, we=E2=80=99ll want ad=
min approval. That sale to the admins should be a lot easier while there is s=
till a charter, and while we have at least one student member to extend an i=
nvitation to us.
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> Fourth, as long as we DO have an officially sanctioned, centrally-located g=
athering space - that=E2=80=99s HUGE! Face to face is ALWAYS more important t=
han online, and having a place for that - seems like a major good fortune, e=
specially as the dorms seem to have become, appropriately, rather like close=
d vaults to outsiders. But, now that the cat=E2=80=99s out of the bag, it wo=
uld seem helpful to quickly develop a plan to use that space, a plan =E2=80=9C=
we=E2=80=9D can present to the admin, before it's gone. And starting with an=
=E2=80=9Caggressive=E2=80=9D media campaign like Yale suggests, is a great f=
irst move. Using the tech for advertising, via press releases or other ads a=
bout events, is smart. I=E2=80=99d hope National has people who=E2=80=99ve o=
pened chapters available to provide proven experience, and if not, this woul=
d be an opportunity to develop our own experience being leaders that way.
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> Fifth: if Yale and I are the only ones, it=E2=80=99s not a battle I pick. S=
ome historians think the US revolution from Britain came about because of ju=
st 2 people - Sam Adams for sure, John Hancock, iirc, the other. Yes, 56 peo=
ple signed the Declaration, and thousands served in the army and navy, but 2=
got the ball rolling when about 2/3 of the country were loyalists. And whil=
e Joe Kuchta keeps coming to my mind, I don=E2=80=99t want to commit quite a=
s much for AX as any of those wonderful people did in founding our country.
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> Brad Lichtenstein
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> BJL@Alum.MIT.edu
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> Cell 617-548-0239
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> Scent form me iPhon - pleas forgave thy autoconnect bloomers!
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> On Aug 7, 2019, at 5:27 PM, yalezuss@aol.com wrote:
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> Hi William,
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> The closing of AX is now public information, and some thought should be gi=
ven to possible consequences:
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> In your last message, you reported that we would have use of 415 through t=
he coming academic year, but that MIT didn't know what was happening with us=
. Now they do and it seems unlikely they will be willing to have a signific=
ant student activities space occupied by a non-functioning organization for v=
ery long. We may need a plan for what we do if they want 415 cleaned out mu=
ch sooner.
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> I recommend that you, or someone you might designate, meet with Mr. Gandhi=
and use this opportunity to have The Tech come to our aid. There should be=
brothers on some of these lists who once had influence there who might give=
us some help with this.
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> The message that ought to be conveyed has three prongs.
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> The first is how an active APO chapter contributed to MIT student life whe=
n the Chapter had sufficient membership: Brothers manned the baggage check-i=
n and R/O Office, so often the first several students a newly-arrived fresh=
man would meet were brothers. The first draft for the accessibility map in t=
he Infinite Corridor was done by AX. I know you have fielded a question abo=
ut Book-X. UMOC and Big Screw brought the community together. At one point=
, we even shoveled snow from passageways. Brothers reading this should feel=
free to add items to the list.
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> The second prong should note that an APO chapter's ability to provide serv=
ices to its campus, as well as the wider world, depends on having a healthy m=
embership. At this point, try to draft The Tech into publicizing events pla=
nned for the fall to revitalize AX. It would be really useful to have some c=
oncrete items to mention that might appear in editions of The Tech appearing=
during Rush. If this will require some time to consult with Section and/or=
the other chapters who have been recruited to help, see whether Mr. Gandhi w=
ill give you the time to do so.
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> The third prong is something we might pioneer on behalf of National: State=
a belief that face-to-face communities are at least as valuable as on-line v=
irtual ones, and that the two can live together in parallel. Learning how t=
o be a leader, how to work together, etc., might be mentioned.
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> One last point: Despite what I just wrote, it would have been my responsi=
bility as an adviser to see to it that you don't shirk your academic respons=
ibilities. Please give them the attention they deserve.
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> YiLFS,
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> --Yale
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> In a message dated 8/6/2019 9:47:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, rujul@mit.ed=
u writes:
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> Good evening APO exec,
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> I am a reporter for The Tech, MIT=E2=80=99s undergraduate student newspape=
r. I am writing an article about the recent announcement that the MIT chapte=
r of Alpha Phi Omega has concluded operations. Would it be possible for a me=
mber of your team to do a brief interview with The Tech about the circumstan=
ces leading to this decision? If so, I will be available before 11 a.m. or b=
etween 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, any time on Saturday, or after 4 p.m. on Sunday=
. Please let me know. Additionally, if you know of any APO alumni who may be=
willing to speak about the history and significance of APO, please put me i=
n touch.
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> Thanks,
> Rujul Gandhi
> The Tech
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Hear, hear.<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSign=
ature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Aug 8, 2=
019, at 10:45, Mary Anne McDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:flabosib@yahoo.com">=
flabosib@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">Well said, Jen.<div id=3D"yMail_cursorElementTracker_156527554=
4608">Mary Anne McDonald<br><br><div id=3D"ymail_android_signature"><a id=3D=
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olor:#6D00F6;"> <div>On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 10:24 AM, Jennifer McClain</div>=
<div><<a href=3D"mailto:jennifer.mcclain@rseassociates.com">jennifer.mccl=
ain@rseassociates.com</a>> wrote:</div> </div> <div style=3D"padding: 10p=
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--></style><div><div class=3D"yiv6688646327WordSection1"><p class=3D"yiv6688=
646327MsoNormal">Brad and Yale,</p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"> =
;</p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal">While I appreciate what you are bot=
h trying to do to revive the chapter, it really seems like the boat has sail=
ed. I am not sure where you are seeing that the chapter will still have acce=
ss to the office this year. It seems the big push to clean out the office in=
August is because they need to turn over the space. </p><p class=3D"yiv6688=
646327MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal">The reality i=
s that MIT has changed. The things you listed that APO did for MIT are from a=
long time ago. They no longer have Reg Day. There are other opportunities f=
or students to engage in community service. Online companies provide rented o=
r used books. The student body has changed too. The current actives did not m=
ake this decision lightly. Continuing to talk about what can be done now aft=
er they have made this painful decision is cruel. While APO was very importa=
nt to us when we were students, it is a student organization. We alumni can=E2=
=80=99t rebuild the chapter unless we go back and become students again.&nbs=
p; Please don=E2=80=99t pull in Joe Kuchta and the revolutionary war into th=
is. Support the current students, yes; tell them they aren=E2=80=99t doing t=
his right, no.</p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"> </p><div><p clas=
s=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:=
sans-serif;color:#244061;">Jennifer McClain, PE</span></b></p><p class=3D"yi=
v6688646327MsoNormal"><i><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:sans-ser=
if;color:black;">Principal</span></i></p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:blue;"> </=
span></p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#0033cc;">=
<image001.jpg></span></p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#5f5f5f;">63 Pleasant Str=
eet, Suite 300</span></p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
font-size:8.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#5f5f5f;">Watertown, MA 02472</=
span></p><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;=
font-family:sans-serif;color:#5f5f5f;">Tel 617-926-9300 x103</span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:sa=
ns-serif;"><a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:jennifer.mcclain@rseassocia=
tes.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:jennifer.mcclain@rseassociates.com=
">jennifer.mcclain@rseassociates.com</a> </span></p><p class=3D"yiv668864632=
7MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#003=
3cc;"><a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.rseassociates=
.com/">www.rseassociates.com</a></span></p></div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327Ms=
oNormal"> </p><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1=
.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><b>From:=
</b> Brad Lichtenstein <<a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:brad.lichte=
nstein@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:brad.lichtenstein@gmail.c=
om">brad.lichtenstein@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 7=
, 2019 8:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:yalezuss@=
aol.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:yalezuss@aol.com">yalezuss@aol.com=
</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:wcmccart@mit.edu" t=
arget=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:wcmccart@mit.edu">wcmccart@mit.edu</a>; <a r=
el=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:apo-actives@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank" hre=
f=3D"mailto:apo-actives@mit.edu">apo-actives@mit.edu</a>; <a rel=3D"nofollow=
" ymailto=3D"mailto:apo-alumni@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:apo=
-alumni@mit.edu">apo-alumni@mit.edu</a>; <a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mail=
to:apo-alumtracker@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:apo-alumtracker=
@mit.edu">apo-alumtracker@mit.edu</a>; <a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto=
:apo-announce@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:apo-announce@mit.edu=
">apo-announce@mit.edu</a>; <a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:apo-adminc=
omm@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:apo-admincomm@mit.edu">apo-adm=
incomm@mit.edu</a>; <a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:apo-advisors@mit.e=
du" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:apo-advisors@mit.edu">apo-advisors@mit.=
edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [The Tech] Request for interview on APO concl=
usion</p></div></div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"> </p><div><div=
><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal">Thanks also for the several replies to m=
y own message, and I=E2=80=99d like to address a few of their points:</p><di=
v><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv66=
88646327MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99m not blaming anyone for what=E2=80=99s happene=
d thus far, and I really wouldn=E2=80=99t expect the active chapter to have t=
he perspective of time, to be on top of these trends, let alone the experien=
ce and perspective to react appropriately to them. Or maybe they do, and I=E2=
=80=99m only remembering how naive I was - in any case, I apologize for appe=
aring to.</p><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><=
p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal">Second, by =E2=80=9Cteach recruiting=E2=80=
=9D, I really meant developing a culture of engagement. Like most enginerds,=
I=E2=80=99m by preference an introvert, but that doesn=E2=80=99t get much d=
one in life. I did not mean a one-off event, nor just one semester or even y=
ear: I would expect it would take more than a couple years to get numbers an=
d culture back to sustainable on the modern campus, tho again, maybe I=E2=80=
=99m selling today=E2=80=99s younger adults short.</p><div><p class=3D"yiv66=
88646327MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal">=
Third, although it is obviously up to =E2=80=9Ca future group of students=E2=
=80=9D to revitalize the chapter, it makes sense to me to START finding that=
group NOW, for several reasons. First, to have the collective =E2=80=9Cus=E2=
=80=9D (alumni, sister chapter volunteers, and sectional/national employees)=
roaming the public areas of campus engaging students, we=E2=80=99ll want ad=
min approval. That sale to the admins should be a lot easier while there is s=
till a charter, and while we have at least one student member to extend an i=
nvitation to us.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><br><br><=
/p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal">Fourth, as long as we DO h=
ave an officially sanctioned, centrally-located gathering space - that=E2=80=
=99s HUGE! Face to face is ALWAYS more important than online, and having a p=
lace for that - seems like a major good fortune, especially as the dorms see=
m to have become, appropriately, rather like closed vaults to outsiders. But=
, now that the cat=E2=80=99s out of the bag, it would seem helpful to quickl=
y develop a plan to use that space, a plan =E2=80=9Cwe=E2=80=9D can present t=
o the admin, before it's gone. And starting with an =E2=80=9Caggressive=E2=80=
=9D media campaign like Yale suggests, is a great first move. Using the tech=
for advertising, via press releases or other ads about events, is smart. I=E2=
=80=99d hope National has people who=E2=80=99ve opened chapters available to=
provide proven experience, and if not, this would be an opportunity to deve=
lop our own experience being leaders that way.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv=
6688646327MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal=
">Fifth: if Yale and I are the only ones, it=E2=80=99s not a battle I pick. S=
ome historians think the US revolution from Britain came about because of ju=
st 2 people - Sam Adams for sure, John Hancock, iirc, the other. Yes, 56 peo=
ple signed the Declaration, and thousands served in the army and navy, but 2=
got the ball rolling when about 2/3 of the country were loyalists. And whil=
e Joe Kuchta keeps coming to my mind, I don=E2=80=99t want to commit quite a=
s much for AX as any of those wonderful people did in founding our country.<=
/p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div i=
d=3D"yiv6688646327AppleMailSignature"><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNorma=
l">Brad Lichtenstein</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><a re=
l=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:BJL@Alum.MIT.edu" target=3D"_blank" href=3D=
"mailto:BJL@Alum.MIT.edu">BJL@Alum.MIT.edu</a></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv=
6688646327MsoNormal">Cell 617-548-0239</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv66886463=
27MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal">Scent form m=
e iPhon - pleas forgave thy autoconnect bloomers!</p></div><div><p class=3D"=
yiv6688646327MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><br>On Aug 7, 2019, a=
t 5:27 PM, <a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:yalezuss@aol.com" target=3D=
"_blank" href=3D"mailto:yalezuss@aol.com">yalezuss@aol.com</a> wrote:</p></d=
iv><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div><di=
v><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;f=
ont-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Hi William,</span></p></div><div><p clas=
s=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:san=
s-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black=
;">The closing of AX is now public information, and some thought should be g=
iven to possible consequences:</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv668864632=
7MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:bla=
ck;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">In your last&n=
bsp; message, you reported that we would have use of 415 through the coming a=
cademic year, but that MIT didn't know what was happening with us. Now=
they do and it seems unlikely they will be willing to have a significant st=
udent activities space occupied by a non-functioning organization for very l=
ong. We may need a plan for what we do if they want 415 cleaned out mu=
ch sooner.</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></=
p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14=
.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">I recommend that you, or someone y=
ou might designate, meet with Mr. Gandhi and use this opportunity to have Th=
e Tech come to our aid. There should be brothers on some of these list=
s who once had influence there who might give us some help with this.</span>=
</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p c=
lass=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:=
sans-serif;color:black;">The message that ought to be conveyed has three pro=
ngs.</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></di=
v><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;f=
ont-family:sans-serif;color:black;">The first is how an active APO chapter c=
ontributed to MIT student life when the Chapter had sufficient membership: B=
rothers manned the baggage check-in and R/O Office, so often the first=
several students a newly-arrived freshman would meet were brothers. T=
he first draft for the accessibility map in the Infinite Corridor was done b=
y AX. I know you have fielded a question about Book-X. UMOC and Big Sc=
rew brought the community together. At one point, we even shovel=
ed snow from passageways. Brothers reading this should feel free to ad=
d items to the list.</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> =
;</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">The second prong should n=
ote that an APO chapter's ability to provide services to its campus, as well=
as the wider world, depends on having a healthy membership. At this p=
oint, try to draft The Tech into publicizing events planned for the fall to r=
evitalize AX. It would be really useful to have some concrete items to=
mention that might appear in editions of The Tech appearing during Rush.&nb=
sp; If this will require some time to consult with Section and/or the other c=
hapters who have been recruited to help, see whether Mr. Gandhi will give yo=
u the time to do so.</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> =
;</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">The third prong is somet=
hing we might pioneer on behalf of National: State a belief that face-to-fac=
e communities are at least as valuable as on-line virtual ones, and that the=
two can live together in parallel. Learning how to be a leader, how t=
o work together, etc., might be mentioned.</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"=
yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-ser=
if;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNor=
mal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">On=
e last point: Despite what I just wrote, it would have been my respons=
ibility as an adviser to see to it that you don't shirk your academic respon=
sibilities. Please give them the attention they deserve.</span></p></d=
iv><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;=
font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=3D=
"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-se=
rif;color:black;">YiLFS,</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNo=
rmal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">-=
-Yale</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></di=
v><div><p class=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;f=
ont-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div></div><p class=3D=
"yiv6688646327MsoNormal">In a message dated 8/6/2019 9:47:06 PM Eastern Stan=
dard Time, <a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:rujul@mit.edu" target=3D"_b=
lank" href=3D"mailto:rujul@mit.edu">rujul@mit.edu</a> writes: </p><div><p cl=
ass=3D"yiv6688646327MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><blockquote style=3D"bor=
der:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:=
3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div id=3D"yiv6688646327"><div=
><p style=3D"margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style=3D"font-family:s=
ans-serif;color:black;">Good evening APO exec,</span></p><p class=3D"yiv6688=
646327MsoNormal"> </p><p style=3D"margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><s=
pan style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">I am a reporter for <i>The=
Tech</i>, MIT=E2=80=99s undergraduate student newspaper. I am writing an ar=
ticle about the recent announcement that the MIT chapter of Alpha Phi Omega h=
as concluded operations. Would it be possible for a member of your team=
to do a brief interview with <em><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;">Th=
e Tech </span></em>about the circumstances leading to this decision? If so, I=
will be available before 11 a.m. or between 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, any time o=
n Saturday, or after 4 p.m. on Sunday. Please let me know. Additionally, if y=
ou know of any APO alumni who may be willing to speak about the history and s=
ignificance of APO, please put me in touch.</span></p><p class=3D"yiv6688646=
327MsoNormal"> </p><p style=3D"margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span=
style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Thanks,</span></p><p style=3D=
"margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;co=
lor:black;">Rujul Gandhi</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0in;margin-bottom:.000=
1pt;"><i><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">The Tech</span>=
</i></p><p> </p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote=
></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </blockquote></div>=
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