2008 Bylaw & Ritual Amendments and Resolutions

[arvid1978]

Originally Posted by emb021

Sorry, but I think those are some very limiting views of AAs.

AFAIK, there is nothing about a 'duty' of a chapter AA to give back or support a chapter, tho you would hope they would.

Nor should there be an expectation of geographic AA to help the Fraternity as their primary purpose.


The purpose of ANY AA is to bring our alumni together in a group and keep them involved in our principles. While certainly you would like AAs to help out chapters (either their own or locals), it should be a requirement or the like. While certainly you would like to see AAs as a resource for finding alumni volunteers, sponsors, chapter advisors, etc, its a mistake to assume everyone involved wants to do that. And you may very well scare off potential AA members with that kind of view.

As AAs can have separate activities and work from Chapters (and Sections/regions), its understandable that they would want to be able to recognize their members for their outstanding work TO and WITH the AA. Hence the reason I originally proposed the award. Unless that alumni is doing something specifically with a chapter (working as a sponsor, advisor, etc), they really aren't eligable for a Chapter-DSK. Unless that alumni is doing work as an alumni volunteer at the section/regional level, they really aren't eligbale per say for a section/regional-DSK.

I said that this has been my experience with AA's, and how they function around here for the most part. You can call it limiting if you want, but obviously YMMV here, so it is what it is. I'm not going to go into more detail because that's not what this thread is about.

Our alumni aren't all that interested in joining AA's and honestly I haven't seen much of a concerted effort from the national fraternity to make active steps to change this. I'm not inclined to change my mind until I see some real effort and guidance come from above to effect real change. I know change can come from the grassroots, but I'm seeing less interest there than I am from above. Again, YMMV, but I'm not really wanting to turn this thread into this subject.