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Originally Posted by arvid1978
Kinda disagree. A chapter-specific AA should be allowed to submit nominations to the chapter to have the actives award them a Chapter DSK. An area-based should be allowed to submit to section/region for one of those DSK's. I don't see much of a need for this award. Also, the National Alumni DSK is the only other one not picked by a committee of students and I don't like having another award that is not decided upon by the students. If they're that worthy of a DSK, you should be able to make a case to one of those units.
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As the leader of a chapter-specific alumni association, we are very careful to allow the chapter to make its own decisions without interference. There has only been one time that an alum was given a chapter DSK, and although it was warranted, there are others who (we feel) deserve a DSK for service to the alumni association and promoting ideals of life-long service to the fraternity through an association.
And no, we don't want a made-up local award, we want a DSK. :-) (I did not write the legislation, but I think it's a good idea.)
Speaking to geographic alumni associations, it's the same principle. The work that a brother performs in such an organization should be judged by fellow members of the association. I think there are differences between the type of service that warrants a sectional DSK and the service that warrants an alumni association DSK.
In a nutshell, AAs are the only unit in APO that cannot bestow a DSK and I think this legislation makes it equitable for all parties without asking a chapter, section, or region to change its criteria or judge people they don't know.
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