[24616] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] Extension & Characteristics of schools (RE: [APO-L] Welcome to al l charters & Recharters)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Gallagher)
Tue Feb 1 16:30:00 2005
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 16:29:37 -0500
Reply-To: Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
From: Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <41FFB1AE.6020009@wabash.edu>
Agreed... kind of...
Advertising things like Div. I conferences' members (if there's only
one, forgive my athletic ingnorance) all having active APO chapters may
be beneficial, but also advertising other conferences may be beneficial.
My school, the University of Delaware, won the I-AA national
championship in 2003, 1973, 1971, & 1946 (I'd almost speculate about GI
Bill beneficiaries on the team, but I think other schools also had a
large young (early-mid 20s) veteran influx.
I also agree that with Brother Turner's statement that " We should not
discount a school as a potential APO chapter because they do not give
big money in athletic scholarships. Perhaps schools whose student
bodies tend toward other pursuits might be more inclined to an APO chapter."
We could also advertise the nonathletic feats of members and schools,
particularly those that don't emphasise athletics.
Michael Gallagher
William J. Turner wrote:
>
>
> Randy et al.:
>
> Please do not be so biased towards schools that emphasise athletics.
> Don't forget not every school is in Division I. There are also several
> Division II and III schools and athletic conferences. While these
> schools do not compete at the same athletic level as Division I schools,
> many compete at a level at or above many Division I schools
> academically: Williams, Vassar, Grinnell, etc. Many also have very
> active APO chapters: St. Olaf, the University of Chicago, RPI, etc. We
> should not discount a school as a potential APO chapter because they do
> not give big money in athletic scholarships. Perhaps schools whose
> student bodies tend toward other pursuits might be more inclined to an
> APO chapter. Nor should we discount schools that are heavily fraternity
> and sorority. APO is a big deal on some campuses that are as much as
> 75% fraternities. For example, Delta Omicron chapter here at Wabash
> College has had several pledge classes in the last few years with over
> 50 members. That means the chapter pledged over 10% of the student body
> in a single year! The chapter just presented a check to Riley Childrens
> Hospital in Indianapolis for over $10,000, which they raised in the last
> six months or so. That is an amazing feat at any school, let alone a
> school of 850 men in the middle of the Indiana cornfields! I doubt few
> if any chapters at Division I schools can boast of comparable statistics.
>
> In LFS,
>
> William Turner
> Former Section 80 Chair
>
> --
> William J. Turner, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science
> Wabash College, P.O. Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 USA
> http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/turnerw
>
