[16647] in APO-L
Re: sec83-l Theta Chapter elections
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Shelly Mccormick-Lane)
Mon Apr 21 18:12:23 1997
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 18:11:14 -0400
Reply-To: SMLn@AOL.COM
From: Shelly Mccormick-Lane <SMLn@AOL.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Everyone -
I'm just curious about the way some of the election results have been posted
on APO-L lately (first of all, congratulations to all new officers in every
chapter, of course!!!).
I've noticed that some chapters have been posting them with the President and
VPs first, and then some sort of disclaimer "helping these officers," or
"helping to lead the chapter are also"...... etc. followed by other positions
such as treasurer, recording secretary, sgt-at arms, and the assorted other
offices that each chapter has. My question about these posts is, why the
separation? Is there an implication that some offices are in some way more
important than others, so one feels the need to distinguish between
vice-presidential spots and otehrs? I would be hard-pressed to see a well-run
chapter without a treasurer or recording secretary, and find that those
positions, as well as others, are just as important and necessary to have an
organized, well-run chapter (and in some cases, even more so!).
I've always found that there are no "primary" positions or "secondary"
positions, but that there are different offices created to fill the needs of
each individual chapter. When you differentiate in this way, it seems to me
that you're saying that the "lower" or "secondary" positions are not as
important as the president and vice-presidential ones. If that is the case,
you might want to re-examine your chapter's needs and see if indeed, these
offices are important in the day-to-day operations of your chapter.
Just a comment.
Shelly McCormick-lane
