APO Alumni Structure and Issues

[emb021]

As I noted in the other thread, good ideas. Have you proposed this to the Alumni PD?

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by emb021

As I noted in the other thread, good ideas. Have you proposed this to the Alumni PD?

Short answer, no.

It's frustrating when you run an alumni association that DOES work and you include people in the loop as a courtesy, yet it's unrecognized.

I've asked the Regional Director and Alumni PD to contribute to our newsletter in an effort to continue to teach that the fraternity is NATIONAL and NEEDS US to the 620 alums who receive it. Neither contributed.

I have invited the Section Chair to events and she doesn't show up.

I CC our sectional and regional alumni people on emails that go unacknowledged.

THAT SAID..... I won't refuse to pass my ideas along, but I'm still feeling people out in an effort to make sure I make good use of my time and energy.

[Senusret I]

You said in the other thread that you submitted an AA DSK idea that didn't make it out of reference committee. Would such an award require an act of the national convention?

[emb021]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

You said in the other thread that you submitted an AA DSK idea that didn't make it out of reference committee. Would such an award require an act of the national convention?

Uh, to create a AA DSK, just as we have a C DSK, would require the approve of the National Convention. This would also mean the creation of a physical key, etc. Once created, just like a C DSK, AA would be free to present said key to its members based on the procedures they develop, but with National guidelines (same as the C DSK).

Certainly, an AA is free to create their own DSK. Just as chapters are. Its just that such keys would be viewed as nothing more then a locally created award with no 'national standing'.

For instance, my chapter awards the C DSK. This means that other will recognize that that person has received a C DSK. My chapter could also create its own key, say the "Nova Key". Such a key would not have the same standing to others as a C DSK, and would be just another local chapter award.