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Originally Posted by Brother Joseph
Does anyone think that APO's rather weak (though it is improving) Alumni system has any affect on the number of inactive chapters?
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Yes.
Although it seems that very few people agree with me, alumni associations can be great starting points for greater alumni involvement down the road.
It takes almost no work to start an alumni association. Find five brothers, pay $25, write bylaws (from a template), and have a meeting. One can develop the most basic of service programs, with one project every three months. For the sake of argument, let's say five alumni in Prince George's County, Maryland decided to do this. Two years later, the Region Director learns of an interested student at Bowie State University. The PG County Alumni Association would be a very good place to draw a potential sponsor and community advisors.
ETA: Although that example doesn't work because Bowie has never had a chapter. Let's think instead, about Gallaudett, which has an impenetrable administration, but might listen to an Omega Omega Alumni Association who can speak on behalf of the fraternity.
I also think alumni associations are good places to retire once one is finished being an alumni volunteer. At some point, one gets tired of college students, but one doesn't get tired of being a brother.
Anyway... I've made it my personal mission to inspire greater alumni involvement among alumni I know.
--KnightShadow
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