[1362] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Fwd: RE: Resignation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brad Ito)
Sat Oct 5 11:22:49 2002
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:14:03 -0400
From: Brad Ito <bito@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
for those who arent on the appropriate lists lookit: chaos in the IFC
-Brad Ito
>From: "Amado G. DeHoyos" <amadod@MIT.EDU>
>To: <lgc-exec@mit.edu>, <panhel-exec@mit.edu>, <ifc-exec@mit.edu>,
> <filg-presidents@mit.edu>
>Cc: <ifc-talk@mit.edu>, <immer@mit.edu>, <fcouncil@mit.edu>,=20
><drogers@mit.edu>,
> <babaker@mit.edu>, <larryben@mit.edu>
>Subject: RE: Resignation
>Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 04:47:37 -0400
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>Members of the FSILG Community,
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>As acting IFC President, I am writing to address some of the many concerns=
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>that are probably finding their way around our community at this time. I=
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>ensure you all, students and administration alike, that the current=20
>Executive Committee will do everything in its power to set in motion a=20
>rebuilding process. A process that I firmly believe will strengthen our=20
>system and reaffirm the most important qualities of our very existence.
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>I would first like to express my deep regret and sorrow at the resignation=
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>of Bryan Schmid, Patrick McCaney, Sheldon Chan, and Andrew Yue. I have=20
>spent a good portion of my time working with and getting to know all of=20
>these officers, and I know firsthand that the system has lost a great=20
>deal. I hope you can all look with me through open eyes and realize the=20
>tremendous assets that we have lost within these fine men.
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> The recent events have torn our system and left our community=
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> facing the bleakest and darkest of nights. But through that process, I=20
> feel we have also been presented with the knowledge and momentum to face=
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> the brightest of dawns. Everything that has occurred has exposed many of=
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> the faults that have run through our system for many years now, but it=20
> has also given us the impetus to discuss those errors and propel the=20
> system to something that we can all support and take pride in.
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> In the coming weeks, through the support of the President=92s=
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> Council, the Executive Council, and our SLP advising team of David Rogers=
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> and Frank Council, we will begin to re-examine the very roots of our=20
> system and make changes that will benefit us all in both the near and=20
> distant future. At the same time, I am asking for the support of the=20
> community. Work with us and through us to attain the goals that we all=20
> seek mutually. I know that a number of you have voiced concerns and=20
> opinions over the ifc-talk mailing list, and I strongly encourage you all=
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> to continue to do so. All that you have to say is valued and treasured,=
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> and such an open-forum presents a tremendous opportunity for the voice of=
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> anyone in the community to be heard. Please take this and other=20
> opportunities in the future to be involved in our self-supporting system.
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> One of the comments Andrew Yue made in the text of his=20
> resignation was a statement regarding the =91honor=92 held in his=20
> position. I hope through our actions in the coming weeks we can begin to=
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> restore much of the respect and honor to the Interfraternity Executive=20
> Council, and make it a body to which the community stands with, supports,=
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> and is proud to have representing them.
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> I look forward to the coming months, as I believe that we=20
> will begin to see the strengths of our system culminate in the betterment=
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> of the very essence of who we are and what we represent.
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> If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate=
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> to contact the Executive Committee=20
> (<mailto:ifc-exec@mit.edu>ifc-exec@mit.edu) or myself=20
> (<mailto:amadod@mit.edu>amadod@mit.edu).
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> I leave you with words from the Interfraternity Council=20
> Constitution:
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>=93Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups provide MIT=20
>students with myriad non-dormitory living options. Accordingly, this=20
>council of such living groups is herein created to provide for the=20
>longevity of its constituent groups by acting as a collective voice for=20
>FSILGs, facilitating the survival and improvement of each FSILG as well as=
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>the FSILG system as a whole, and promoting positive FSILG relations with=20
>MIT, Boston, Cambridge, and within FSILGs themselves.=94 =96Preamble to=
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>IFC Constitution
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>Respectfully,
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>Amado DeHoyos
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew T Yue [mailto:drewyue@MIT.EDU]
>Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:38 PM
>To: filg-presidents@mit.edu; ifc-exec@mit.edu; panhel-exec@mit.edu;=20
>lgc-exec@mit.edu
>Cc: larryben@mit.edu; babaker@mit.edu; drogers@mit.edu; fcouncil@mit.edu;=
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>immer@mit.edu; ifc-talk@mit.edu
>Subject: Resignation
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>Date: October 4th, 2002
>To: IFC Executive Committee, MIT Administration, FSILG Community
>From: Andrew T Yue, IFC President
>RE: Resignation
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>I am writing to inform all of you of my resignation as IFC President.=20
>While I intend to share briefly with you the main but sufficient reason=20
>for my decision, there are numerous others of minor importance that did=20
>add to the big picture. The reason that I step down is that I no longer=20
>feel that the president position has any honor with me serving in it.
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>During a time of huge stress of our system, I personally took a role in=20
>leading the IFC in taking a strong stance against the alcohol issue.=20
>Regarding the situation the IFC faced, there was no clear right or wrong=20
>answer, it was a matter of style and opinion to which was the best=20
>solution. The executive committee stood by the principle that we no longer=
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>would ignore the incidences that were occurring putting the welfare of our=
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>system at risk. Instead we chose it to be the responsibility of the IFC to=
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>actively enforce the rules in order to protect our community. We could no=
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>longer afford to look the other way given our knowledge of what our system=
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>faced to lose with MIT, the CLC, and BLB if an incident were to happen. We=
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>decided to strictly enforce policies in word and action.
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>The IFC Executive Committee knew that this wasn=92t unanimously supported,=
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>but strongly felt that the majority of the community supported the ideal=20
>in understanding what had to be done. The committee faced harsh criticism,=
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>but stood firm in believing our action to be in the best interest of the=20
>FILG community.
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>Through the turn of events we all have witnessed four hearings that were=20
>misrepresented on behalf of the IFC. We received feedback from the=20
>community and brought it to the President=92s Council to decide whether or=
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>not to rehear the cases as in the best interest of the community. It was=20
>the mindset of the Executive Committee going into this process to honor=20
>the wishes of the council and I want to affirm that is still the case for=
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>all members.
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>However, as a result of this decision I no longer believe there to be any=
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>authority in the title I hold. I do not make this decision out of contempt=
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>to the President=92s Council=92s decision, however I do it as a consequence=
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>such decision. In my eyes, the authority of the IFC Executive Committee to=
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>set a standard in regards to enforcement of policy has been removed and I=
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>in my own eyes cannot serve a position in which I have no power to stop=20
>the violation of our own policy. To do so would compromise my own=20
>principles and integrity. I want to make it clear that this is a personal=
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>decision and conflict, not something in which I hold against the=20
>community. To each president and executive committee member they can have=
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>their own standards of ethics to which they hold office, however for me I=
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>can no longer honorably serve.
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>I leave this office with the utmost respect for many of the brilliant and=
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>caring individuals whom I have had the privilege to serve with in the past=
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>three years. I will continue to serve the community actively, just without=
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>a title. I know unfortunately I leave at a time where the system is=20
>ostensibly split on many ideals and needs much change and strong=20
>leadership. Therefore I strongly recommend that the Vice President Amado=20
>Dehoyas be allowed to serve as the leader of the IFC and to elect a new=20
>vice president. I, in my experience working with him think he is the best=
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>individual for this position. However, this issue is up to the decision of=
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>the president=92s council. I sincerely appreciate the support from the=20
>members of the FSILG community and few advisors whom I have seen be=20
>dedicated in word and action to the system over the years. I wish the best=
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>to the community in the years to come.
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>Respectfully,
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>Andrew T. Yue
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>Andrew T Yue
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