[52] in APO News
Standing Policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mosquito@Athena.MIT.EDU)
Mon Jul 20 23:37:18 1992
From: mosquito@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 23:35:28 -0400
To: apo-news@Athena.MIT.EDU
> I conceed to Ellen that the issue is often more of whether
>mercy is appropriate than one of fairness. My current burnout level
>biases me toward mercy, but maybe the chapter would be better off
>without those of us who need too much of it.
My feeling is this: the chapter CAN afford to take the loss in food money
every once in a while; it's not much as long as it's not done too often.
Often, this is more difficult for brothers to afford. The money the chapter
has is not just for a rainy day. If it can be used to prevent a disservice
to the members of the chapter, at least to a reasonable extent, I think
it's fine for it to be used for that, as long as we make a decision to do it.
It could be an executive discretionary thing, or if it's non-perishables that
go into the food storage, the chapter food account can take up the slack.
If someone wants to buy it off the chapter, then all the better.
