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[APO-L] Historian's Award
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Gallagher)
Tue Jun 8 12:41:27 2004
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 12:41:01 -0400
Reply-To: Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
From: Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Brothers,
Since the last National Convention, I've had my eye (err... both eyes,
fixated) on the Josiah S. Frank
Historian's Award. I downloaded the application & there are still some
ambiguities. Since my chapter (Zeta Sigma, UDel)restarted 3 years ago, my
predecessor & I have kept the history. Mine was originally so detailed that
I had questions for Actives like "How many rushees did we get?" that the
President considered unimportant to those looking back on us in the future.
I got such "unimportant" things that were questioned out of the history for
the semesters except this past one.
I'd like some examples of what other chapters have submitted & won with.
Submitting minutes (even though "administrative history, such as..." not
"necessarily including") may be an issue as well.
Do Fall '04 records have to be included? It would be kind of rough for me
to edit/proofread & have another do the same to the history I wrote by the
Convention.
Finding an Active willing/able to proofread the postrestart nearly 40 pages
might be hard, but I'll admit, I haven't asked. Besides, I don't know if
our treasurer's records are allowed to be released.
What about prerestart history? There are easily 1000+ photos to be
identified, with several gaps. There are also archival excepts to be
integrated, many pages long. We have notable things like Disborough as an
adviser, the first black UD student joined us as the first black member of
the chapter, maintenance of the school's victory bell, Frank McMullan being
our president & a National Pledgeclass Namesake in the '70s (according to
the history because he gave a large donation & inspired
others to donate to get us out of the red), etc.
What other criteria have committees deemed necessary? What actually goes on
in consideration?
In regards to actually submitting the history, 1) that's alot to schelp, &
I'd want to personally accompany it. Moving it that much could damage it.
These statements would be particularly true for the (some framed)
composites. It wouldn't fit on a bus on in the passenger cabin of a plane.
With the exception of a fire ladder, it takes up all the space under my
(twin) bed
(height 6-10 inches) and 1 box sticks out a bit since I rearranged some of
the boxes' contents (so 1 box included just the unscanned unalbumed photos).
2)The
Immediate Past President (in practice Fall 2001, actual president Spring
2002-Spring 2003) had banned me from publicly displaying online the old
history due to the
acts we don't want to be associated with described therein, with I believe
the implication that it should be kept confidential. Suggestions?
Is this feasible for me as historian of a chapter of 15? My dad (not a
Brother, but Lehigh '74) thought maybe because the chapter is small &
working on more
crucial elements, we can't compete with big chapters that have those basic
concerns dealt with & help available/team effort possibility. Internal APO
thoughts on this? I've really worked hard keeping up the history & working
on the prerestart history while keeping my grades up (taking advantage of
summer non-working time).
If you have more information than is on the application on the Frank award
(ex. have applied), suggestions in terms of applying or just
keeping/updating the chapter history, or need more information from me to
help, please email me (famtree@udel.edu). If you're local or would
otherwise be able to call me free (sorry, I'm not currently "IN" Verizon) &
would prefer this to email, I can give you my number (I'm between Newark &
Hockessin, DE).
Thanks fraternally,
Michael Gallagher
Zeta Sigma Historian, Spring 2002-present (appointed again for Fall 2004)
