September membership meeting

[APXD 30]

Darren wrote:

That being the case, the behavior of one person both rushing to the front to just about grab the microphone from the president was totally unacceptable. I also very much disliked his tone speaking to Allison. It was disrespectful and unacceptable.

This was very unfortunate and I share your opinion Darren. I am not making an excuse for these action but rather a statement that, as a club, we are all upset by the betrayal of a friend and need to make sure that we are not misplacing our anger and bullying fellow members. If we are not careful the alienation of active members will far exceed the financial loss.

Phokaioglaukos wrote the fact is that I was a five-year member of this Club before I heard about a DE discount for Board members, and that was only AFTER I was elected to the Board.

I joined in '03 and only learned of this discount a year or two ago myself. My take on the the DE discount is that it preserves control of the Executive Board for members who are active in DE. It is certainly motivation to run for office. The same motivation does not exist for social, concourse, or restoration members.