[24343] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] Toast Song: Majority versus Minority
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Allen Stratton)
Sat Jun 5 07:57:28 2004
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 06:57:12 -0500
Reply-To: Mark Allen Stratton <mark_stratton@yahoo.com>
From: Mark Allen Stratton <mark_stratton@yahoo.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
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I'll begin by saying that whether or not the Toast Song changes doesn't =
affect me in the slightest, and I'll sing whatever Toast Song the =
Fraternity adopts.
However, one point that Brother Chui makes:
>Do any of you think the Toast Song remaining at "men of" will ever tap =
the full potential of the great and diverse brotherhood membership in =
Alpha >Phi Omega?=20
Brothers, if the Toast Song either "makes or breaks" Alpha Phi Omega in =
terms of full potential, than I believe we have much greater problems. =
Folks, the Toast Song isn't the problem, in my opinion. It is something =
much, much deeper, and we have to find out what it is. =20
If neither side is willing to give in on this Toast Song issue, maybe =
the best thing (as some suggested) is to just get rid of it entirely. =20
We have REAL issues to address, Brothers: non-reporting of chapters; =
chapters choosing to not bring in pledge classes; risk management =
issues; competition with other service organizations on campus; =
volunteers who don't do their jobs; and, of course, financial matters.
Please tell me where the Toast Song rates among those serious and =
important issues. I will grant that the Toast Song is important to some =
people. If we TRULY want to help the Fraternity grow, however, it is =
*my* opinion (and only my opinion) that we have other, far more serious =
and complicated problems that demand our immediate attention. What if =
we all took some time to prioritize the issues and see what we come up =
with? I suspect that you will find the Toast Song won't rate near the =
top.
Fraternally,
Mark
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Toast Song changes doesn't affect me in the slightest, and I'll sing =
whatever=20
Toast Song the Fraternity adopts.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>However, one point that Brother Chui=20
makes:</FONT></DIV>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">>Do any of you think the Toast =
Song remaining=20
at "men of" will ever tap the full potential of the great and diverse=20
brotherhood membership in Alpha >Phi Omega? </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">Brothers, if the Toast Song either =
"makes or=20
breaks" Alpha Phi Omega in terms of full potential, than I believe we =
have much=20
greater problems. Folks, the Toast Song isn't the problem, in my=20
opinion. It is something much, much deeper, and we have to find =
out what=20
it is. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">If neither side is willing to give in =
on this=20
Toast Song issue, maybe the best thing (as some suggested) is to just =
get rid of=20
it entirely. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">We have REAL issues to address, =
Brothers: =20
non-reporting of chapters; chapters choosing to not bring in pledge =
classes;=20
risk management issues; competition with other service organizations on =
campus;=20
volunteers who don't do their jobs; and, of course, financial=20
matters.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">Please tell me where the Toast Song =
rates among=20
those serious and important issues. I will grant that the Toast =
Song is=20
important to some people. If we TRULY want to help the Fraternity =
grow,=20
however, it is *my* opinion (and only my opinion) that we have other, =
far more=20
serious and complicated problems that demand our immediate =
attention. What=20
if we all took some time to prioritize the issues and see what we come =
up=20
with? I suspect that you will find the Toast Song won't rate near =
the=20
top.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">Fraternally,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">Mark</DIV>
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