Christmas Presents 2007
 

Thought it would be fun if we could discuss what we would give each other for Christmas this year if we had a big LXA Christmas party.

Tom - you get a dictionary to help with your spelling old man. I'm also giving you a Kerry/Edwards 2004 bumpersticker for your car because I know how much you love John Kerry.

John G. - You get a map of New England to help you on your next journey. Also one of those neck pillows for the long airplane ride.

My Merry Christmas Present to All!
 

Brothers and GreekChat Friends,

I would give each member of GreekChat the ultimate gift.

A gift that can be used throughout the year and, yes, even each day of the year!

Nay, each hour of the year....

A gift of penultimate usefulness that none can refuse. A gift of perfect utilitarian practicality.

What is this supreme gift?

An Earp Decoder Ring!

Seasons Greetings,

Mike Raymond

Actually, I DID get a Christmas gift for a brother on here.....but then found
out it is illegal to mail it to him :( So he'll just have to wait until I see him
again to get it....probably 2 more years (Gen Assem 2009). It'll be better then
anyway. It is a product invented in Georgetown, KY, and the one I got bears
the name of the inventor....the same guy who founded a school that later
became Georgetown College. Can anyone name this great Baptist Minister and
Inventor, and his most well-known invention??? Re-read for hints, and
think KENTUCKY ;)

Kevin, I am going to guess and say Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey.:D

Ah the evil brew does some good at times!;)

Eli Got it! Never heard of Rittenhouse Rye....I think the "connection" you
found is just coincidence, Tom. (The school Craig founded was called
Royal Springs Academy, then Rittenhouse Academy, and finally Georgetown
College). Seems Rittenhouse Rye started in Pennsylvania.

John G & Christmas
 

Where is my next ectoplasmic excursion going to take me?

I wanna LXA fez!!

You're right Kevin - it IS illegal. Take a look at the thread I started on December 21, 2006 for more details, and what happened when UPS found out what was in the package!

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=83282

Of course I should have known....all wisdom can be found on greekchat.com!!
ha ha!

So it almost happened to you twice, Jono! ;) But I chickened out at the last
minute, thinking if I sent it, FBI would surround my house and fill it, and me,
with bullet holes. I bought a second bottle to send to a friend in Italy....
so I am left with two bottles (since I don't like bourbon...BAD KENTUCKIAN!)
I wonder if the Mafia has its own mail service to Italy?? hmmm.....

So you'll have to do with a weblink until we meet again:
http://www.bardstownbourbonsociety.c...hstraight.html

Cheers!

Kevin,

As they say, it's the thought that counts - and I thank you very much for the thought!

I do look forward to seeing you again in 2009 in either Indianapolis or Boston, or both.

I wouldn't want you to get shot, but we could DO a shot. :D

Cheers to you too!

ZAX,
Jono

Wait, what?

Is Boston even on the table? I know I made a thread a while ago complaining about Indy getting it. Any news?

Please don't make me go back to Indy.

What you didnt have fun being with the G C LXA's?:D

Well, you were around for just a short as working to hard.:(

You could have come to mine and Jono's room. We held meetings of the main kind. No Bourbon of course!:)

Now an interesting item, if We do Boston, what is there to see, and would there be a road trip to Coles Burial site?

Educational for sure and a place of reverence to behold!

Need a plan to work out more seeing than be stuffed into rooms!

Tom, it's Boston for Christ's sake. We're not talking seeing the largest Ball o' String in the world or Chuck's Cheese World.

We're talking both the birthplace of our fraternity AND the birthplace of our nation. Boston's only one of the top destinations for conventions IN THE WORLD for a reason. The new Boston Convention Center is simply beautiful. There's enough sightseeing (non-LXA) to last at least 2 weeks.

Seriously, Boston is really promoting itself right now. Someone at HQ should consider placing a call to the Boston Convention Authority or Boston City Hall, or whoever runs the damn thing. Hell, we just hosted the National Democratic Convention just a few years ago. Boston is the PLACE!

GammaZeta's right, but he left out the best part!

In Boston, they're working on this HUGE tunnel project and when they're done, we'll be able to drive to France!

(that is right, isn't it?)

I don't care if it's in Boston or Boise, I just don't want to go back to Indy. Maybe we should go back to the Bahamas...

And where would we have to go to see the Ball O' String? That sounds AWESOME!

Ditto on Cheese World!

MJR - ZUZ

Doc, the Ball O' String and Cheese World ain't what they used to be.

But the tunnel you refer to, the Big Dig, is all done. Except for a few minor problems, like leaks and concrete panels falling off the ceiling killing a motorits. Other than those two things, the $16 Billion tunnel is all done.

But seriously, Boston would be a great place for the assembly.

16 billion? Oh boy...Paris, here I come!

Boston vs. Indy
 

I have no doubt that Boston has hotel & meeting space for 800 or so people.

A practical question is how to get folks from Logan to the hotel? Orlando worked OK, but I suspect that the ten mile drive between MCO and the hotel was about the max that they would want to do. Are there convention hotels in a safe part of town that are close enough to the airport that (a) are available, and (b) would want to host 600 "frat boys" for a conference?

I use the term "frat boys" to conjure up the image that we must contend with when looking for a hotel.

Personally I like the idea of Boston. Indy is OK, but could just as easily be Kansas City or St Louis but for the tag on the baggage. The only difference is that Indy lacks a baseball team.

Just wonder what difference it makes?

John, I like KC as Brother Harry S Truman Library is here!:)

But, when there were two regionals were here, it was cheaper for me to stay in the Hotel rather than commute in 20 minutes? :confused: Never understood that one!

Indy was nice and to see the IHQ which really was nice, but just so so as actually is small. That was my deciding factor to go, our mecca so to speak.

But, with the meetings that go on, many do not get out to see any city no matter what.

I just hope I am able to make 2009 G A!:)

General Assembly is always a busy time, and yes, the meetings do take up time. I went a day and a half in Orlando without venturing outside the building!

A Leadership Seminar is a vacation!

Leadership Seminar will be where next summer? Memphis? Nashville? Knoxville?

And when? July 21/21/23?

Who said anything about General Assembly? I only mentioned Boston because I will be there on November 2, 2009. It's the centennial of our founding, and the place of our founding, and that's where I will be.

Period.

I Want To Be There Too!
 

Jono,

I want to be there too! I may be a bit sentimental, but I like that idea very much.

If I can make it, maybe we can share a bit of the whisky you love so much. You know, the Centennial bottle....

Yours in ZAX,

Mike Raymond

P.S.
I'll Bring the Designated Driver with me!

If you guys need a tour guide, I'm down for a few shots.

Maybe there should be 2 events....GA '09 in Indy with all the lawmaking,
seminars and such....and a "somewhat organized" social event Nov. 9
in Boston...maybe organize some tours for local attractions, golf, etc.
Nov. 9, 2009, is on a Monday....maybe not a good party night ;)
Not a good time for undergrads either...maybe a "Nationwide Alumni Event"
or some such.

Brother Kevin, you may have a good idea!

The problem with G A's is to much time being PC and legal items.

Maybe 2009 should be more about what LXA was, is and could be? Just a thought from an Old Alum.:)

2009 is an off year. Maybe this should be a time for going to History as has never been done before.:)

An all over the country alumni event
 

I'll take a page from the Texas A & M playbook here . . .

Once a year an event called the "Aggie Muster" is held. It apparently is an A & M reunion hosted in numerous locations across the year on a specific day. It's a big thing on some military bases with the "Muster Committee" putting the event together for all A & M alumni.

Perhaps we could explore a similar one time event on an appropriate day in November 2009. I am sure that, for example, Dallas and San Diego would hold events as there are large alumni associations there. Perhaps other large cities as well could put together a suitable soiree.

The Grand High Alpha could tape a message that could be played - sorta like George Bush does for fund raisers!