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Conclaves
Was it my imagination, or did I hear someone at GA say that
the Conclaves (or at least their meetings) were being dissolved?
Anyway, I've been thinking about the subject. I've mentioned
in other posts that I've been involved (slightly) with APhiOmega.
They are organized into regions, like conclaves, but regions
are subdivided into Sections. Alot of work goes on at the
sectional level. This is something I think we could benefit
from.
Conclaves involve dozens of chapters, require members
to travel long distances and pay for expensive hotel rooms.
They also require a great deal of work by members from
HQ.
On a more practical level, I think "sectional meetings"
would work. Ideally, no chapter would have to travel more
than 150 miles to the meeting. A section would consist
of as few as four or no more than a dozen Zetas.
Meetings could be held at a chapter
house, with maybe a nearby cheap motel for sleeping.
This would allow practically ALL of the High Zeta for
ALL chapters in the section to have the time and the $$$
to make the meeting.
Chapters could share ideas; plan to help each other with
rush, initiation, etc.; possibly even plan for expansion
to a local college where we don't have a chapter; and strengthen the bonds between local Zetas.
If HQ wanted to send a chapter consultant, he could
lead a seminar or two. However I think High Pi's from
the chapters could also do alot to organize the meeting.
This would alleviate the time/$$$ HQ would have to spend.
(APO's section leaders are all unpaid volunteers I believe)
However I think LXA has a "tradition" of not trusting
Zetas to organize themselves without HQ oversite.
I remember a clause in the constitution that prohibits
sending mail to a list of Zetas without HQ approval
(maybe that's not in there anymore).
Anyway, thought this idea might be worth talking about.
I think we could easily organize a "Bluegrass Area"
meeting in Lexington...At least 5 or 6 Zetas within
100 miles, including some in SW Ohio and SE Indiana.
What do you think?
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