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Originally Posted by PiLambda1
You are too old to understand my references. I am too impatient
to explain them most of the time. Search Wikipedia for the following
terms: Jedi, Jedi Archives.
At the very least it needs to all be photographed and logged in
case it is ever lost in <choke> a fire. Hard to substantiate the loss
of a $500 fez when you can't prove you had it in the first place.
- This is a reference to INSURANCE.
- This is also a reference to the ebay fez as well and it's cost. No one
would believe a stupid looking hat cost that much money unless it is
documented and insured! It burns - it's gone. We lose.
A UG won't care because UG's can't get to Indiana unless they are
at Valpo or Butler. If it's just in boxes in a basement, it's all junk.
It needs to be sorted and categorized. Explainations need to be put
on items that may be ambiguous.
I've never been to HQ. I'll never go. If I want to see random junk in
a basement I'll go to mine.
If they get it set up where you don't have to pilfer through it or
search to figure out what stuff is and where it came from - I'm there.
Until then, UGs won't go...and I'm betting they aren't really wanted.
I'm sure they'd just say we'd get in the way or break something.
Tom- NOTE: Pronouns are NOT CAPITALIZED. He, she, it, him, her,
or others are NOT to be capitalized unless at the beginning of a
sentence or in reference to God or a higher power. Your posts are
SO damn hard to read sometimes...
Dever - I'm sure you are, but you are in the rare breed of UGs that
frequent and ONLINE MESSAGE BOARD. There's 20 or so of us on this
board. You have a stronger interest in the fraternity than most.
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Brothers,
I visit IHQ about once a month. There is an interest in presenting our history in the best possible light. They have changed things around enough so that they have a fine conference room. They also have a room that displays many Lambda Chi and Theta Kappa Nu artifacts. It looks quite professional to me.
The staff has also gone through the basement and fireproof safe recently. They have taken additional steps to protect our historic items. Simple steps like archival bags and putting the most precious documents in the fireproof safe!
Of course, a professional archivist would be a blessing. Do we have a qualified volunteer in the Indianapolis area? I can't speak for IHQ, but I bet that they would welcome the help....
Expansion is possible. It can be done without the UGs.
Alumni donations specifically dedicated to the preservation of our archives and the construction of a building addition (with a museum area) could happen. Again, I can't speak for the Educational Foundation, but I think that this is a "natural" fund raising opportunity.
I know many of the men and women who work at the IHQ. I am certain that they would welcome individual members and groups of members for a visit.
Our Colony visited them first semester for a ZAX session. It took place in the new conference area and was well received by our Colony.
I am very sympathetic to our IHQ staff, they could use some better working spaces too.
A lot needs to be done. I don't think it is possible for any organization, or society for that matter, to do everything that everybody wants done. Not enough resources. I think that our leadership does a very credible job with the resources available to them.
Maybe the best thing that I can say about them is that they are our Brothers.
Not perfect by any means. But, I have worked with many of them over a pretty good period of time and I found very few of them lacking skill and commitment.
I like visiting our IHQ because I feel welcomed and I feel that they are doing good work on our behalf.
So, if you are ever in Indianapolis, you have to visit our IHQ building.
Yours in ZAX,
Mike Raymond,
ZU-Zeta
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