[16913] in APO-L
Re: Exec Board Co-Offices
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Barton Mc Laughlin)
Tue May 27 19:18:41 1997
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 18:17:51 -0500
Reply-To: Barton Mc Laughlin <barton@ECN.PURDUE.EDU>
From: Barton Mc Laughlin <barton@ECN.PURDUE.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199705272247.RAA00123@hal9000.forbin.com> from "Bart McLaughlin"
at May 27, 97 05:47:01 pm
> >> I was planning to respond to the post from Gamma Alpha chapter at
> >> the University of Washington, but Kim beat me to it. I would like to
Much the same way that my planned responce from the AG perspective was sort of
done for my by Cindy. I'vee got some more things to add and I hope this
doesn't turn into much of a 'me too' post.
> >> 1) VP service- can be divided between the four fields of service,
> >> with each 'co' responsible for two fields.
> >Why not have one VPS and standing service committees? (Campus
> >Service, Community Service, etc...) and have 2 co-chairs for each
> >committee? (Alpha Gamma does it this way... co-chairs are appointed
> >by the president with input from the elected exec. officers. Usually
> >an older active is paired with a younger one - it is great for
> >leadership development! The VPS doesn't do much but oversee the 8
> >or 9 service committees - develops good management skills - the VPS
> >usually has held 2 or more co-chair positions)
Even if you are paired with another first-semester active, as I was for my first
co-chair, it still is a good learning opportunity. Another benefit is that the
chapter knows that the job will still get done, even if one of the co-chairs
does not hold his share, as has happened and will probably continue.
> >Basically, we had 3 VPs & we acted as supervisors for the committees.
> > The VPMemb. kept track of the actives & the VP Communications did
> >our newsletter. The VPS approved hours reports & had some other
> >various duties.
We now have a fourth VP as the Treasurer is now the VP Finance, taking
Fundraiser, Charity Fund., and Stadium (STD) Clean-Up from VP Service.
> >
> >> 2) VP membership- one officer can be directly responsible for the
> >> pledges, while the other can be directly responsible for the actives.
> >Why not create a pledge trainer position (or VP Pledge Ed...)
> >
We have two PT's, a male and a female, simply to give each of our 40 to 100
pledges more of the attention that they need to remain in the program.
> >> 3) Treasurer- one officer can directly be responsible for disbursing
> >> monies and bookkeeping (a full time job at our chapter) and the other
> >> officer can be directly be responsible for fundraising, which
> >> involves a different kind of charisma, energy and enthusiam.
> >Make Fundraising a service committee (see #1) or a treasurial
> >committee.
My reccoomendationn is that it is much better as a finance one than a service.
> >
> >> 4) Recording Secretary- co-officers can take turns at
> >> alternating meetings taking minutes, etc. . .
> >This would work ok :)
> >
> >> I have held offices both as a co and alone, and I think that the
> >> security of holding my first office with an older, more experienced
> >> active was an invaluable experience. Your point about involving more
> >> committees was well-taken, but I think that it can still work with
> >> co-officers, especially in larger chapters.
> >Creating standing committees with appointed co-chairs accomplishes
> >this very very well... it is much easier for an apprehensive young
> >active to run for an appointed position than an elected one. It also
> >breaks down the duties into smaller, more easily do-able parts.
> >(Hey, we had a Decoration & Beautification Committee that made sure
> >the office was clean & decorated for holidays & that the bulletin
> >boards looked nice)
We recently added the chapter's recycling program to their duties 8-)
> Having co-s allows more opportunity for leadership
> >development & isn't that a third of what we're all about?
It also allows you to become friends with your co-chair and too better carry
out your program of service.
> >
> >Cindy
> >AG alum
> >(Past VPS & holder of 4 service committees)
> >
> >
> >"If you aren't part of the solution,
> >you're part of the precipitate."
> >-Steven Wright
> >
> >
Bart McLaughlin
barton@ecn.purdue.edu
SUMMER ONLY--bart@forbin.com
Former co-chair of one Service and one Finance Committee
Current co-chair of a Communications committee (Sectional Representative)
"The desired effect is what you get when you improve your interplanetary
funksmanship." --P-Funk, P-Funk (Wants to get funked up)
