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I think that secrecy article was just testing the waters.

Personally I don't really want to post info on specific votes or discussions, but anyone who has been worried about major MPI changes or the secrecy matter has nothing to worry about.

The really great news from Convention is that our new Administrative Secretary Jud Horras is showing himself to have a remarkably practical and chapter-supporting approach. Becker did too, and I think Jud is picking up from there and moving things even further.

For example- that ridiculous annual budget template is gone. Financial forecasting is one of my strongest professional skills, and I thought that a very cumbersome and hard-to-use format. Now, ELCs review budgets prepared by the chapters and evaluate them. Much better way to go since not all of us have houses and our budgets and how they are allocated vary greatly by school.

This is just one of many minor items Jud is addressing- but I think that is where GF has been really lacking of late.

Looking back over decades of our own internal records I have found that there was a time when GF actually sent out memos to chapters and housing corporations to notify of potential new tax and other legislation that could impact chapter operations and tax status. Plus other guidance as well- things that help a bunch of actives and volunteer alumni navigate the more complex aspects of our existence.

These steps Jud has taken seem to indicate more thought along those lines after years of GF pretty much existing in the big picture at the expense of the day-to-day.

The big picture matters too, and should be GF's primary concern, but I am VERY glad to see signs that a bit more of the day-to-day guidance is coming back into the mix.

Guys from my chapter report meeting with Jud and being very, very impressed. Sounds like he has the potential to be a great long term leader for Beta.