[16438] in APO-L
Re: Composites
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Kranzer)
Fri Mar 21 15:06:47 1997
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 15:01:05 -0500
Reply-To: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU>
From: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
At 12:20 PM 3/21/97 EST, you wrote:
>Our chapter, Kappa Upsilon at East Carolina University is having problems with
>a company by the name of Fraternal Composite Service. I was wondering if any
>other chapters have had difficulties with this organization. To give everyone
>a little background about our problem, our historian in the fall of 1995
>signed us into a three year contract with these people. The problem is that
>the company will set up a time for us to have our pictures taken on very short
>notice. These people are very inflexible, and are very unwilling to cooperate
>on any of our problems. The time that they have currently set up for us, only
>five people out of 40 would be able to sit for a picture, and they said a
>minimum of 30 people need to be at the sitting.
>
>
>The logistical problems are just a little background information. The problem
>is that we need to get out of this contract, and we would like to deal with a
>different company. I reiterate, these people are very uncooperative. Two
>weeks is not adequate notice for our chapter to participate in something such
>as this.
>
>I am wondering have any other chapters had difficulties with Fraternal
>Composite Service?
I'd suggest you discuss this situation with the legal department at your
University if possible. I don't know anything about the particular company,
but it's often amazing how fast these problems can be resolved if the
company feels that they are dealing with 'adults' rather than 'kids'.
Yes I know it's insulting, but there are unfortunately businesses out there
who view college students as kids with no clout just waiting to be taken
advantage of -- a good university will look into the situation and back the
students if they are in the right.
Y.I.S.
c.c.
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