[16661] in APO-L
EZ's ECOM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Edward Vehlow)
Tue Apr 22 17:06:14 1997
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 17:04:05 -0400
Reply-To: Richard Edward Vehlow <vehlor@RPI.EDU>
From: Richard Edward Vehlow <vehlor@RPI.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Tor is generally right on the structure and reasoning, but the patterns of
young and old don't always ring true. I held FVP and Historian in that
order. I was a second-semester sophomore FVP (less than a year in APO)
and a senior-year historian. I have even seen a neophyte elected President
of this chapter (to the same ECOM on which I served as FVP).
Generally, I diagree with the notion to just vote in a newbie to a lower
ecom office just to see how he/she performs. I vote for the best candidate
for office, regardless of age. Even if it means making a doctorate student
with 10 years experience sergeant-at-arms. Quite often, we have three
great newbies running for a lower Ecom office, and then it becomes a
popularity contest, which is wrong. Basically, if a pledge wants to serve
as Sergeant-at-arms after initiation, he should go out there and help the
reigning SAA keep equipment inventory, reserve facilities, etc. Then bring
an account of that experience to the elections. If he/she is the only
candidate with experience, he/she should be elected.
As for Office Manager, there are quite often young brothers in that office.
A lot of nibwles have served that role. Generally, it was explained to me
that that was an office where chapter youngsters can be approved by the
president to test out ECOM. I think that with the importance of the office
to us, the authority that the office manager has over the brotherhood and
the propensity for things to go real wrong in the office if there is a screw
up, OM should be elected, not appointed. Also, the President could use his
personal politics to appoint someone over someone who actually might serve
the position better. I brought this up at a meeting and it was soundly
defeated by something like 4-25, but at least one of the three other votes
besides me was a former OM, I believe! I may bring it up again next year.
-Richard E Vehlow vehlor@rpi.edu REV EZ Chapter
