The Spring 2007 Update

[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.

[lenoxxx]

That's just silly, and a really really bad "out".

So now the chapter will have new sliding zeta #'s based on people being bad/expelled? Hey we had 764 guys, now we are back to 645, hope nobody gets suspended this year.... here are your new numbers.....712, you are now 699...

Now to all of a sudden make a new total chapter member # assignment in a national publication and you have to call them to find out that the numbers have new values is just about the dumbest thing I have ever heard from a record keeping standpoint.

Bottom line- dumb idea, but even dumber if you post it and then never denote you are doing it, or even worse, they just made that excuse because they used a spreadsheet that was corrupted.

(shakes head in disbelief about this) I just got this in the mail today- so now I know what you are all talking about

Lenoxxx

[GammaZeta]

Waaaiiiiiiiittttttt a second.

Boz, let me get this straight. Are saying that if someone flunks out, is expelled or is not active, they lose their Zeta #?

Lenoxxx is right on target with his post.

I was under the impression that once you were initiated, it was a lifetime thing? I can see if you are officially thrown out of the fraternity, maybe. But even then.

[JonoBN41]

Code VI-22. Numbering of Initiates. Each initiate shall be assigned a Zeta number upon completion of initiation. The series of Zeta numbers for each Chapter/Colony shall start with one and continue upward regularly without interruption. There shall be no changing of Zeta numbers after they have been reported to the Office of Administration as a part of the initiate's biographical record, and the Zeta numbers shall remain on the roll of the Chapter/Colony in cases of death, resignation, and expulsion, and never be reassigned.