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Re: Sectional conference survey Part C

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Seth D. Fulmer)
Mon Mar 23 00:42:45 1998

Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 1998 00:27:11 -0500
Reply-To: "Seth D. Fulmer" <kaosking@VOICENET.COM>
From: "Seth D. Fulmer" <kaosking@VOICENET.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To:  <199803221638.LAA04231@vcmr-13.rcs.rpi.edu>

Third and Final Part...YAY!!!

At 11:38 AM 3/22/98 -0500, Richard Edward Vehlow wrote:
>68. How involved is section staff in the planning/execution of a conference?

I dunno, but I think they help more with planning than execution, but not
much if any...Does that make any sense?

>69. Has there been any planning/eexecution problems you've experienced that
>you'd like to share?

N/A as I don't have much experience

>70. When at a conference, do you clique up with a few friends, or constantly
>take the initiative to meet brand new people?

a little of both. :)

>71. Have you ever traveled to/from sectionals with other chapters?

nope, but I wouldn't be opposed to the idea :)

>72. Do you require/strongly encourage pledges to go to sectionals?

YES!!!

>73. Do you require/strongly encourage pledges to otherwise interact outside
>the chapter in APO (email,IRC,etc.)?

I strongly encourage it, but I won't do anything to strongarm/force them to
do it, as that's just me.

>74. Have you ever went to sectionals specifically on the recommendation or
>to meet email friends (from the listservers, IRC, etc.)?

not sectionals, but regionals...Does that count?

>75. When/where was your first ever sectionals?

My personal first ever sectionals was at Muhlenburg College in January 1997

>76. In 75, were you a pledge/brother/prospective/petitioner/etc?

New brother

>77. How do yuo rank your sectionals experience(s) among everything in your
>fraternity career?

They have helped me a lot in being a brother!

>78. Have you ever been the sole representative of your chapter to a
conference?

No, and that would be sad if that was the case

>79. If yes, was it/were they in-section or out-of-section conferences?

N/A

>80. How many members are in your chapter?

I dunno the exact number but it's in the low 20s(on paper)...In reality at
each meeting, I'm not sure.

>81. How many members of your chapter attend sectionals?

Usually between 10-15

>82. Is there a visible sign-up sheet or ad campaign in your chapter to get
>people to go?

Visible sign up sheet as well as people propogandizing the effort

>83. Has sectionals ever conflicted with another chapter/fraternity activity?

nope...The whole section knows about our activities...hehe :)

>84. If so, has your chapter solicited one or two (or more ) people to
>represent the chapter at the conference while the rest of the chapter take
>care of home business?

N/A

>85. How active is section staff in encouraging chapter's involvement in the
>section and/or attendance at sectional conferences?

pretty darn active!  One of our brothers is in Sec. Staff

>86. Does the section sponsor any section-wide activities outside of
sectionals?

Yeah, we have fellowship activities, Chapter Council meetings, and
frequently attend other chapter's service projects.

>87. Have you ever had travel mishaps while going to/from sectionals?

Um...YEAH!!

>88. Have you ever assisted a brother/etc. with a travel mishap?

Ok, If you're meaning Did I ever help them to have a travel mishap, no I
didn't...However if you mean did I ever assist them to get out of one, I
was asleep...DOH!!  That's where I get my nickname :)

>89. Has the decision to attend sectionals ever been based on weather?

nope(not in the past 2 years)

>90. Has a conference ever been disrupted by weather/natural phenomena?

I dunno...sorry :(

>91. Has a sectionals ever been cancelled/postponed for whatever reason?

nope...not to my knowledge

>92. Does your section operate an account to assist chapters who are hosting
>conferences (or to assist a chapter in any other capacity)?

not to my knowledge, but I'm as clueless as...I dunno.  sorry :(

>93. Have sectionals ever made or broke your chapter's finances?

diddo

>94. Has your decision to attend sectionals ever adversely affected your
>decision to attend a Regional/ National convention?

nope...but there hasn't been any national conventions while I was a brother.

>95. Has your decision to attend sectionals ever positively encouraged your
>decision to attend a Regional/National convention?

Yes...this year for Regionals...I may not attend the Nationals in
Minneapolis(b/c of cost), but I'll definitely be attending the one in 2000

>96. Have you ever done a full-day (or extended) seminar at a sectionals?

nope...sorry :(

>97. Have you ever declined to attend a full-day seminar at sectionals solely
>because of the length of time it was?

nope

>98. Have you ever declined to attend a full-day seminar at sectionals because
>of the other activities running against it.

nope


>99. Any misc. adventures not already mentioned that you would like to share?

nope


>100. Do you think this questionnaire is TOO DANG LONG?


YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but I think it may have been necessary...I hope it helped :)


In Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
                                                        Seth Fulmer

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                                        Pledged Fall '96

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