[18095] in APO-L
Re: Service programs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andres)
Tue Jan 13 14:20:11 1998
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 14:15:29 -0500
Reply-To: Andres <cab3411@GARNET.ACNS.FSU.EDU>
From: Andres <cab3411@GARNET.ACNS.FSU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199801131628.LAA105462@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
At Florida State, we've only required service hours from our active
members for the last three semesters. We usually have around 90 active
brothers, with 55 pledges per semester. It use to be "two chapter approved
service projects or be a member of a standing committee" but as of this
semester, we've increased it to "four service projects, 10 hours of
service, or two service projects and be a member of a standing
committee."
In previous semesters, brothers went to service projects, but there were
some that didn't. Even though we have an intense pledge semester with
many requirements, I guess it just didn't seem right that there would be
brothers who didn't do any service at all. The service requirement went
through with little debate, and our goal is to increase that requirement
to 20 hours of service, because 20 hours of service is the minimum that
FSU requires to have your volunteer hours posted on your permanent
transcript.
Our chapter is very involved both in friendship and service, but we want
to keep our focus on service and the principles that brought us together.
YiLFS,
Carlos A. Bedoya
President
Iota Rho
"Act always as if the future of the universe depended
on what you did, while laughing at yourself for thinking that
whatever you do makes any difference."
Buddhist saying
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Matthew Adkins wrote:
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> My chapter (Epsilon Lambda - Michigan Tech, UP of Michigan) requires 40 hours of
> service divided up with a third to a half broken up into specific areas. This
> is for pledging. Their is no requirement for actives. This allows us to make
> sure that we only get people devoted to the 3 areas of service and not people
> who would be what I call "less dedicated". Having no active requirement
> underscores the "volunteer" aspect.
> This may or may not work for you. We have an average chapter size of 28 and an
> active campus size of 6,000. This means that almost everyone has some type of
> responsibility. This system works for us. These are all my opinions of the
> system by the way. PErsonally I think that you need to earn the right to be a
> part of APO (MY OPINION - no flames please) and am glad that I had to pledge and
> complete 40 hours of service and fulfill requirements. I would have probably
> dropped out of the chapter without the bonds (service and social) that developed
> while I was pledging.
> As far as the service hours go....we are alwasy doing something every weekend
> and sometimes during the week to so it is not hard to miss a few events and
> still make it.
>
> Okay, I have blabbed enough. You folks all have a great day and I'll catch ya
> on the flip side,
>
> In L, F, & S
>
> Matthew S. Adkins
> Epsilon Lambda Alumni
> Michigan Technological University
> way up in da Great White North, eh?
> Jeffrey White wrote:
> >
> >
> > All I'd like is not to start a debate online, but just some positive and
> > negative feedback about this choice--from chapters who are doing it, from
> > chapters who have tried to do it, and from chapters who have a regular
> > requirement and why you feel you have to have a requirement.
> >
> > In Brotherhood,
> > Jeff White
> > DK Alum
> > BZ Advisor
> > Athens, GA
>
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