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I agree with ktsnake...but you have to make sure that everyone is aware of the "impeachment" policy from the chapter by-laws ahead of time.
You never know how someone will react to a position of power until they are actually placed in one. This brother may in fact continue his internally destructive behavior while in office, OR he may begin to feel a little more responsible and find a stronger sense of "ownership" in the chapter if he is one of the guys making the decisions on how the chapter is to operate.
We had a similar situation in my chapter back in my day. But our situation was that we had TWO guys that were elected to Exec. that we were unsure of, but because of their popularity, it was thought they would make good leaders. OF the two, the results were split. One made a complete 180-degree turn around and became one of the most responsible, dedicated and respected leaders in the chapter and totally disproved everyone's doubts in his ability and completely shed his "f-up" personality and reputation. The other guy, on the other hand, simply continued his inappropriate behavior and actually caused even more grief for the chapter because he thought he had more power than he had...he was all talk and no action, and in several occasions actually went out of his way to compromise and tear down actions and programs that the rest of the Exec. had worked to implement.
In the second case, not enought guys knew about the procedures to remove ineffective and internally destructive officers; so the chapter was basically at his mercy for a while. Luckily, he ended up getting into some trouble with his parents and was forced to leave school for a semester. It wasn't until this time that the chapter was able to replace him with a more effective and cooperative leader.
I guess basically, my advice is this: give the guy a chance to prove you wrong; give him expected guidelines and certain perameters that you as President will expect your Exec. to act within. If he doesn't react well or change his ways, make sure that everyone knows the judicial process to remove an ineffective officer...and make sure that process is carried out correctly!
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