[18089] in APO-L
Re: Other things comming up at nationals.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Tue Jan 13 10:58:00 1998
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:50:54 -0400
Reply-To: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
From: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199801131317.IAA20234@beryllium.club.cc.cmu.edu>
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, John Grossi wrote:
> 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.
I've never seen a suggestion as high as 18. MOst of the changes I've seen
proposed this time around were taking the 4 Regions west(mostly) of the
MIssissippi and turning them into 5. The last time around ('88) there
were 4 proposals that went out to the chapters. These had 10
(rearranged),11,12, and 15 respectively. I don't remember all that much
about the proposals except that the 15 Region proposal had one region as
WA,OR,AK,ID (not sure about WY or MT) that at the time had ONE chapter (U
of ID) that wasn't talking to Nationals much.
>
> 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.)
I'd like to find out how the Regions were balanced in terms of chapters
when the Regions were first split in 1967. They may have been more
balanced, the number of charters certainly seems to be (Region V although
it has 45 chapters, has less than a dozen imactive chapters)
>
> 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.
If the chapter at Rust college (northern MS) keeps up the contacts it has
made in Section 70 then you might see a move that would take it from
Region VII to Region IV (Reversing part of the move that was made in '86)
>
> > 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...)
SOunds like a proposal.
Also has anyone checked the National Office computer setup to see if it
will work in 2000?
>
>
>
> > Just some possible ideas to open some new conversations...
>
> Well I took the bait, and worded my responses to generate more
> conversation.
And I took that bait...
Randy
>
> -John
>
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