[18113] in APO-L
Re: Western Regions; Was: Other things comming up at nationals.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Wed Jan 14 17:27:51 1998
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:25:05 -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: <199801142146.QAA28817@beryllium.club.cc.cmu.edu>
On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Ryan Meeks wrote:
> good After noon brothers. i thought since I'm from a Northwest School you
> might value some imput from a brother up here in Seattle!!!!!
We do.
>
> Well, I have been thinking about this for some time and realize that there
> is really only one option for the Western States. We are posed with two
> very difficult issues and only one action will resolve both issues.
Maybe...
>
> Issue 1.) Due to the large geographic area, we do not recieve the
> attention that a chapter with a smaller region might receive. This means
> that the only time we really receive any attention is when we have a
> sectional conference, or have a CPW in the Northwest. We have really no
> communication ties with colleges located in California because we are at
> least a 10 hour drive away, and an interregion event seems to be a little
> difficult to plan. Not only that, but the only time we really get
> leadership help is when we are having a cpw in the northern part.
OTOH, you don't get lost in the shuffle... I have no objections at all to
two CPWs in Region X or National Convention planning sessions.
>
> Issue 2.) Extension efforts are difficult to do when the region is so
> large. We have resolved this issue ourselves in the northwest be really
> doing our own extension efforts. We currently have interest groups at 3
> universities, petitioning chapters at 5 Universities, and ideas of what
> colleges we need to hit next. Thus, In the Oregon, Montana, Idaho,
> and Washington borders we are doing our own extension efforst with an
> alumnus, Dave Corning.
Region X is the best example of why the decision 5 or 6 years ago to pull
all extension co-ordination up the Region levels might not work for all
Regions. Having a regional extension vice-chair in charge of the North is
very useful. Besides does it relly matter where they are? I think the
Region X extension chair lived in Georgia for a while. Not much more
convenient for the southern Pacific.
It sounds like for this you have found a solution without having to split...
>
> therefore, in all reality if we do want this western region to grow and
> become stronger we need to divide us at the California border, they take
> hawaii, we take alaska and let us go for it. That way we can utilize the
> recently moved alumnus in our area and build a region 11 that can better
> serve the needs of those chapters north of Chico. WE love you guys, but
> sometimes there's too much cost for some members in our chapter to take
> part. It's easier to drive 5 hours than 12, at least in motivating
> people to do so.
>
Who gets Utah? (In some ways it is better for you to get it since Utah
and Southern Idaho have more in comon with each other than Utah and Las
Vegas)
> Well, that's all I really have to say at this point, but I do appreciate
> the discussion that has started. We are going to need to do this at the
> next convention and if there are any studies that need to be done, I will
> be graduating in June and begin work on this project extensively.
As do I. Putting Seattle and Phoenix into different regions certainly
makes more sense than a lot of other proposals...
However, a part of being a Region is electing a specific member of the
board and right now that becomes even less fair than it is currently.
There are 45 chapters in Region V and most rearragements of the area
don['t get that number much below 35. They elect one board member with 45
chapters and you would elect one with 6 chapters. I would support a
resolution that would say that the National Fraternity should make the
Northwest a separate Region when it gets EITHER 15 chapters OR 2/3 of the
smallest Region...
YiLFs
Randy Finder
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> President, Gamma Alpha- university of Washington.
>
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