[16203] in APO-L
Re: Gotta Problem
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek J. Cashman)
Sat Feb 8 18:23:48 1997
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 18:22:38 -0500
Reply-To: "Derek J. Cashman" <dcashman@CONCENTRIC.NET>
From: "Derek J. Cashman" <dcashman@CONCENTRIC.NET>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
On Saturday, February 08, 1997, at 5:20 PM, David Conklin =
(DBConklin@aol.com) wrote:
Having the Chair of the Advisory Committee be a cosigner for the
chapter checking account is a grand idea, until the CAC pulls the same =
stunt that the treasurer did originally.
When I pledged Alpha Phi Omega, our pledgemaster instructed us in our =
roots to the Boy Scouts of America (and connections to the girl scouts =
as well), and one of the things that we were required to learn was the =
Scout Oath and Law. Of course, after reading a few articles in this =
thread, I am wondering what happened to those rules. One particular =
word in the Scout Law comes to mind right now, and that word is:
Trustworthy
When chapters elect their executive boards, they place a certain degree =
of trust in their officers, whether you're dealing with the President, =
VP Service, VP Membership, VP Fellowship, Treasurer, Secretary, or even =
the Sgt-at-Arms. If you don't think a particular brother is trustworthy =
enough for a position, then don't elect them. Of course, certainly =
there has to be some basic safeguards with your money (as former chapter =
treasurer for Alpha Beta Omega Chapter, I should know about that). We =
had two signature requirement on all chapter checks that must be signed =
by the Treasurer and at least one other Exec Board Member. A constant =
running balance of all transactions was kept and updates on the balance =
and transactions of the checking and savings account were read to the =
general brotherhood at all weekly meetings. Student Activities funds =
were kept by the university and required two officers signatures' to use =
those funds (state-supported funds). We would also have student =
activities regularly audit our books to make sure they were kept =
correctly. Beyond these general safeguards, I think the most important =
factor to keep in mind is that we are "brothers" in a fraternity and we =
should, as a general rule, trust each other. That's what the pledging =
process is all about, to prepare us for the general brotherhood to =
become responsible, trustworthy brothers to do service to our campus, =
our nation, our community, and to our fraternity.
In Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
Derek J. Cashman (dcashman@concentric.net)
Alumni; Alpha Beta Omega Chapter (odu)
Alpha Phi Omega
