[15640] in APO-L
Re: a different topic
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Rubenstein)
Sat Nov 16 09:00:12 1996
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 08:59:00 -0500
Reply-To: DavidRAPO@AOL.COM
From: David Rubenstein <DavidRAPO@AOL.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In a message dated 96-11-13 12:22:08 EST, you write:
>I wish to stimulate conversation on a different topic. I am
>curious as to what brothers around the country think of the amendment
>(#A-9) that would require all brothers at all chapters to complete 20
>hours of service per semester to remain actives in good standing. I don't
>believe anything like this has been proposed recently so I have no idea as
>to what people's opinion on this issue would be.
>
>
Well, I don't know what everyone else thinks of this amendment, but
personally, I think it's terrible. Even though the chapter that I'm involved
with requires minimum service hours for both pledges and officers, I don't
feel that the National Fraternity, through the National Bylaws should
interfere this much with Chapter Operations. Each chapter should be able to
decide if it wants to require service hours to maintain active status (I know
of chapter who do, and some that don't).
Each chapter should be able to shape their own programs to fit the needs of
their brotherhood. While a school with full time students, and a fairly easy
(I know, none are really easy, but you know what I mean) course load can
manage with a large requirement of service, or the actives participate in
many service programs with lots of hours, a chapter at a school that has much
more difficult requirements may not be able to dedicate 20 hours of service
per semester, or 10 or any other preset requirement.
Lets let the chapters set their own requirements, and keep everyone happy.
If you want to do more personally, then do so, but don't force everyone to
have the same requirements as what you believe.
YiLFS,
David Rubenstein,
Advisor, Espilon Delta Chapter
(which does have a service requirement).
