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AVC Makes Progress
on Indiana Alpha's
Future at Purdue
I
n my previous letter on behalf of the
Alumni Volunteer Corporation (AVC)
board, I noted some short-term focus
areas. With these in mind, I am happy
to share the inroads that have been made,
but must caution you that there is plenty
more work to be done. The highlights and
accomplishments that I will provide you
within this letter are a great representation of
how your board is already working to ready
our chapter for a return to campus and I look
forward to sharing more good news like it as
things progress.
tenant partnership
As we near the end of the semester on campus
and the first year of our lease agreement with
the Kappa Delta sorority, I look back and
am impressed by the amount of coordination
and work that went into readying the chapter
facilities to house these young ladies. It
is difficult to imagine retrofitting a living
environment that has housed young college
men for over 100 years to one that would be
deemed suitable for young college women,
but your alumni brothers accomplished just
that. I am very appreciative of the time and
efforts put forth by a number of alumni over
the last couple of years to renovate rooms
and improve the overall conditions of the
chapter house. I would also like to extend
a special thanks to Brother brian todd '97
for his recent efforts in obtaining a tenant,
securing the lease agreement, coordinating
local vendors and alumni during the transition
last summer, and his ongoing support of the
day-to-day facilities management.
bylaw and articles of
incorporation updates
In our February AVC meeting, the board
unanimously voted to amend our bylaws,
allowing us to call for a special meeting of
alumni members to update our Articles of
Incorporation for the first time in more than
50 years, and our bylaws for the first time in
more than 20 years. Additional details are on
page 2.
alumni communications
and relations
To address the gaps that exist within our
communication strategy, utilization of various
communication tools, as well as significantly
improve overall relations with our alumni
members, I have established a special
committee composed of a number of your
current board members. The committee's
vision will be to provide a lifelong relevancy
of the fraternity in the lives of our alumni.
Its mission will be to connect with alumni
through multiple platforms, distribute relevant
information to all members, and provide
activities for alumni to connect with the overall
brotherhood. We believe that the volunteers
on this committee have the experience and
skills to take relations to a whole new level
of reconnecting you with your fraternity. You
can expect to start seeing tangible results by
this summer.
In the coming months, you can expect that
your board will maintain the partnership that
has been created with our tenant, Kappa
Delta, bring our Articles of Incorporation
and bylaws into the 21st century, as well as
focus on improvements in information sharing
and relationship building with our alumni
membership. As volunteers, we are happy to
answer the call to serve and welcome all those
able to do the same in any capacity.
Fraternally,
brian rodell '99
AVC President
avc-president@purdue-sigeps.com
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