[16328] in APO-L
Re: Question about Post-chartering -Liston's words
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeremy Gagliardi)
Mon Mar 3 11:26:47 1997
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 10:42:35 -0500
Reply-To: Jeremy.Gagliardi@cpmx.saic.com
From: Jeremy Gagliardi <Jeremy.Gagliardi@cpmx.saic.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Liston Bias wrote:
> In regard to Howard's question about Petitioning Group President's going
> inactive, I do not know if this a trend or not. I would be curious to see
> how many Chapter President's continue their activity after their term(s)
> as President. I think we would see similar numbers.
As per Randy's post, I was that "chartering president...followed in
office by his fiancee", and I can tell you that despite great personal
anguish (coup, personal criticism, shame, etc.) over what had happened
in my chapter while I was president, I stayed active until I graduated.
I later went on to joint Section 84 staff, and put a great deal of work
into starting the DC Area Alumni Organization. BTW, on 84 staff, I am
the representative to Alpha Gamma Chi, that same chapter where I was
"chartering president" as Randy put it (I call it Petitioning President,
personally). My stint as pres caused me to grow up real fast and it
humbled me a great deal, half because it is a thankless job and half
because I wasn't very good at it.
> Having been a part of the interest group/petitioning group/recharting
> process, I would suspect the trend (if any) if a result of new brothers
> not having the same values. This is surely a problem in any chapter, but
> may be of particular importance when starting a chapter from scratch.
> Petitioning Group leaders usually have ideas on how they would see the
> chapter operate and, as we all know, chapters vary greatly. When you
> start adding the variability of new members those ideals may fall to the
> majority who feels differently. This can be very frustrating.
I would say, this happens _all_ the time. New membership entered into a
group that is still trying to establish itself is going to cause
turmoil. That is why it is best to be very very patient and allow new
views to be heard.
> From personal experience, I had ideas on how I would like a chapter to
> operate with a service emphasize. I kept an open mind to other opinions,
> but was particularly adament about having an objective pledging system. I
> know this is different from other chapters and could be different at our
> chapter. If our chapter had implemented a subjective pledge system and
> starting voting people in & out based on their displaying the "spirit of
> the principles" I would have surely gotten very frustrated and soon their
> after left.
The best way to avoid a fight in any start-up chapter is to delegate
authority as much as possible. Loosen the reins, and let others make
policy. Encourage those "new members" to participate as well.
L8r,
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