[18086] in APO-L
Re: Other things comming up at nationals.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Grossi)
Tue Jan 13 08:22:19 1998
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 08:17:08 -0500
Reply-To: jgrossi@bbnplanet.com
From: John Grossi <jgrossi@BBNPLANET.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Fine Vivs I'll bite and throw some thoughts out there...
Vivs Scott Laliberte wrote:
>
> As some may know, in years ending in 8, traditionally we do a regional
> re-allignment. That is, we look at the regional structure and
> try to make changes for the betterment of the system over all.
> A few things I have heard are going to 12-14 regions, in an effort
> to bring the size of the western regions down to something
> manageable... and that this can potentially trickle down to the
> sectional level, depending on your RD.
There is also more too it than that from what I've heard... it's also an
effort to make the Regions more balanced... today we've got Regions
ranging
in size from 45 chapters at a large to 16 at a small. So if your in a
smaller
Region your chapters vote is worth three times as much in electing your
board member. (Which hence means your opinions are more weighy because
of
your geography.)
Leaving that aside... I can say quite truthfully that I believe there
will be
no Regional re-alignments in '98. The students and the staff are
attached to
familiar faces... and short of some compelling reason are not going to
want
to stop seeing those faces. The system today is not majorly broken... so
I'm
guessing the lethargy of the assembly will keep the current system.
> lots of stuff to talk about ... =] What about Service themes for
> the upcomming 2 years? (with 2000 upon us, maybe we should devote ourselves
> to the 2000 computer bug =)
how about a general theme of "Building the Tools of Success"
and two topics of:
Literacy
and
Youth Programs (Big Brother/Big Sister, after school itervention...)
> Just some possible ideas to open some new conversations...
Well I took the bait, and worded my responses to generate more
conversation.
-John
