[9101] in APO News
Having a say in APO
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christina B Hawkes)
Tue Oct 10 18:01:27 2006
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:00:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Christina B Hawkes <riv@MIT.EDU>
To: apo-news@MIT.EDU
Hey!
Ever think about why APO does the things we do? Want things to go in a
different direction, want to learn about how an officer plans things, want
to make things happen more efficiently?
Consider joining an APO committee!
-Service: decide what kind of service the chapter should do, and help
contact organizations that can make it happen. Email Irene (iduke) and
ask her to put you on apo-servcomm.
-Fellowship: Think of fun things, twist arms to find PCs :) Tell Mandi
(holmesmd) to put you on fellowship-militia.
-Membership: Figure out how to recruit more efficiently to all parts of
campus and retain active brothers. This is an ongoing battle every MVP
faces, so help Sarah (hopp) out and ask her to be on apo-memcomm (pledges,
we love you lots, but this is probably the one committee you should wait
until you've been elevated to join).
-Money: We often gloss over financial things in the day-to-day operation
of the chapter, but there are actually some pretty important things to
think about. For instance: Our reserve account got put into an endowment,
and we can never have the principle, ever, just the interest. What if we
want to do something (like replacing the lock on our door) that requires a
big payment, now that we can't access those reserve funds? What portion
of the interest each term should be spent, put into a different reserve
account, and put back into the endowment so we earn more interest in the
future? Have Huanan (huananz) put you on apo-fincomm to help figure out
sane ways to deal with money.
I know my officers will be very happy with lots of minions, and to know
that they're doing what people actually want. Also, being on these
committees is a great way to find out more about the way APO works and
feel connected to the chapter's actions. It's not a ton of work--it's
mostly a matter of listening and responding to officers' questions on the
mailing lists, bringing up any ideas of your own, and possibly meeting in
person if something big comes up.
If you think some other aspect of the chapter needs to be addressed
(that's not covered by these committees), let me know!
YiLFS,
riv
