[JonoBN41]

Ed, first of all, welcome to GC. We appreciate hearing from you.

I don't think the True Brother Initiative is the same as LEAP, Impact, or the Alumni Ritual. It seems to be more on par with the change from pledgeship to associate membership or SigEp's Balanced Man program. I have been informed that the next Paedagogus (which would have come out this year) is being held up and rewritten in order to incorporate the TBI. In other words, it's a much bigger deal.

I do wish the alumni had been a little better prepared for the unveiling, especially since the alumni are expected to help administer it, according to a document from IHQ.

I'm sure it's a great program - I'm not saying it isn't - but it could have been presented with more alumni support, especially from those who have demonstrated a sincere interest in the fraternity for many years and are apparently needed to help implement it.

Virtually all of us on this board have an interest - that's we we're here. And that's why we feel a little put off. Not just the lack of being consulted, but because we still don't know much about it. It will fade, of course, as we learn more. It's all about learning, is it not?

If you have more information (and you seem to) on how the TBI applies to, and draws support from, alumni, please let us know.

In ZAX,
Jono

(Lennox - yes, that's why we're in Iraq)