The Spring 2007 Update

[Tom Earp]

Brotehr Bill, you are to funny!

Now, I guess the point is how does the "Most Current Update" get updated?

What is infuriating, is the Zetas get charged for what is listed via IHQ for membership and the money had better soon be sent to IHQ as this is a portion of the life blood for LXA and there is a heafty fine. If IHQ is not keeping this updated, how much more often are other things missed and Zetas are being charged for members who have either graduated or dropped out of school?

As I said, it is a two way street. If information is sent in in a timely manner then why is it not so placed in the records the same way?

I know LX Z has had to call the question many times for this. Zetas normally are scratching for finances as is IHQ.

[JonoBN41]

BOZ,

Thanks for the story. Have a great time at Founders Day! I hope it's a good one. Will catch up with you later.

ZAX,
Jono

[boz130]

There's definitely some investigation needed on this issue. I was having an animated discussion w/one of my "century grandsons", BOZ 1030, during the Founders Day open house on Saturday.

Imagine my surprise when I got home, found the Update in my pile of mail and discovered that Beta-Omicron has only initiated 964 men. Whaaa????? The #1,000 discrepancy was taken care of back in 2004.

I realize that I was a Communications major and that cipherin' and cogitatin' weren't really part of the curriculum, but it seems to me that something's wrong here...

[docroc67]

Brothers,

Anybody have any thoughts about how "illegals," or men who were initiated by a local Zeta without the knowledge of IHQ, might factor into this situation?

Yours in ZAX,

Mike Raymond,
Z-U Zeta

[JonoBN41]

Mike,

I'm sure unapproved initiations take place more often than we'd like to think, but as Trey pointed out, those brothers are going to want their membership cards and certificates.

What's unusual in this case, however, is these numbers are lower than those previously published by IHQ.

So why did they go DOWN?

ZAX,
Jono

[docroc67]

Brother Jono,

Thanks for your reply.

We Initiated six new members Friday night. The highest Zeta number we now show is 1247. The 2007 Update has us at 1207! That is a huge difference in my mind....

I'll vote for #3.

Yours in ZAX,

Mike Raymond

[JonoBN41]

Originally Posted by boz130

Xalepa Ta Kala
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well.

I'll have to vote for Bill's tag line.

Congratulations on the six new brothers, Mike.

ZAX,
Jono

[Tom Earp]

Just got my Update in the Post Box today, I will peruse it with a slanted eye as per Jono!

[boz130]

Whilst thou art perusing said Update, I have the lowdown on the low member counts. According to IHQ, these are the total number of members in good standing (excluding disassociations, expulsions, flunking out of school, etc.).

[john1082]

Florida initiated seven on Saturday night. Said initiation was attended by the Grand High Alpha, a past Grand High Alpha, Grand High Gamma, a Grand High ??? from the Council of Presidents and an Order of Merit winner or two, plus numerous Florida alumni.

I have never seen as much horsepower at a chapter initiation!

[JonoBN41]

Originally Posted by boz130

According to IHQ, these are the total number of members in good standing (excluding disassociations, expulsions, flunking out of school, etc.).

What a great morale booster! I know I feel much better about my chapter now.