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Originally Posted by justaflaneur
With that, I will retreat back behind the curtain and allow the conversation on these boards to continue. Thanks for letting me interrupt.
In ZAX,
Lynn Chipperfield
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First off I would like to say thank you for adding one of the most thoughtful and balanced posts I have seen in quite a while.
I cannot agree with everything being posted about this topic, I will attest as an undergrad that myself and others are slightly confused on the broad implications and specifics of the program. I did not go to LC, I had signed up and was very excited to go but had to cancel due to a new job. I have talked to several people that did, from my zeta and others. I have also read a good portion of the material provided to them. I commend the effort and initiative that went into the creation and I am well aware that a lot of people gave a lot of their free time to help accomplish this feat. I have faith in the program in the sense that because I, as the High Kappa, has to implement it and will try and keep a positive outlook on it. I am well aware that if I do not do my job because of any skepticism about the program that many of my brothers will miss out on potentially an amazing thing. I contend that there are a lot of people who are older and wiser than I, who have been doing this whole thing for a long time, and who just might know what they are talking about, created this program for us to give a go at. To attempt to destroy it before it even sees fall quarter would be an insult to those involved in its creation.
With that said I am just confused with the distribution of the information. I know we cannot ask HQ have it out to everyone as soon as it’s published and I understand the logistical nightmare that it must be. I wish that the information would have been released to everyone at the same time however. I know that some feel that this board is a small sect of LCA that likes to moan and bitch about things they do not like. However true that is, which it is sometimes, these conversations are going on everywhere and not just this board.
From what I understand after talking to the people who were at LC, some were disappointed that the program wasn't presented in its entirety. I guess a lot of it has to wait until the ELC comes to visit us. I am not sure when ours is coming again, but I think it’s around October or November. I apologize if this information is inaccurate but it was relayed to me this way, meaning there was a misunderstand at some point. I am not patient at all, I like having all of the information when I want it, and I hate waiting.
All of this is not to say that those who went had anything bad to say, quite the opposite. Everyone was impressed with how it was presented and the level of optimism and enthusiasm that the brothers from HQ and company showed towards the new program.
I am looking forward to this program because it is really the first I have seen since I have been in college. IMPACT existed but unless you went to LC no one else knew what it was, and didn't care. Before this all anyone had to rely on was the decade old manuals for recruiting and education. I was doing kappa for spring quarter last year, and it was really difficult to come up with things to talk about. I was trying on my own to turn our program around into something people actually enjoyed. In short, it’s nice to have some help in the form of ideas and not commandments.
I have to work graveyard shift tonight, so I am going to steal one of the guys set of books they got from LC and study them tonight.
Peace be with you, good night, have a pleasant tomorrow, and please do not forget who built this city on rock and roll.
In ZAX.