1) In the spirit of service, APO brothers would sacrifice themselves for human kind in the

event of a zombie invasion
2) Alpha Beta Beta is alive!
3) One anecdote about bad public speaking makes for a great keynote
4) The Section Chair is actually a giant cat (and there are many kittens starving for attention

in New Jersey!)
5) Spray painting letters in the dark and freezing cold is awesome
6) Alpha Phi Omega would really make an excellent Dr. Seuss book
7) Bagged lunches means everybody eats on time
8) Rush and Retention are topics of concern for many chapters in Section 89
9) Section business meetings can be productive without going into lunch
10) The mountainous environment of Geneseo is not conducive to wheely briefcases

 

Next month's Top 10 topic is:  Winter Service Projects.  Send in your favorite seasonal (snowy or just plain cold!) service projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thanks to Rory for the photos!)

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Section Representatives and chapter Presidents should have received an e-mail from one of the section staff's Scouting Coordinators, Jon Seiler.  As discussed earlier in the semester, Jon is looking for each chapter to designate someone as the "Scouting" representative.  More than one representative is fine, especially if a chapter wants to name one person for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.  Jon requested the information by December 9th.  If your chapter doesn't have a scouting coordinator yet, contact your Section Rep., President or e-mail Jon here.  The sooner Section 89 gets coordinated, the faster we can offer assistance to local troops in need.

 

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On Friday, November 20th, the brothers of Mu Lambda and myself gathered at a shipping dock west of the city of Rochester.  A blistery afternoon considering the warmer winter weather we've been receiving, it was a good day to go to work.  Three teams of volunteers, many former Boy Scouts and still locally involved, banded together to sort a warehouse piled to the ceiling with boxes bearing shapes that made me hungry for Lucky Charms.  We grouped dozens of popcorn orders, stacking palettes outside for troops to pick up at their designated times.  Thanks for the efforts and efficiency put forth by all involved, all the orders were grouped 3 whole hours ahead of schedule. 

 

To those who need help with recruitment, attending a Boy Scout function never disappoints -- Mu Lambda walked off with a few leads on former scouts that are now students at the University of Rochester.  The BSA volunteers were extremely appreciatve for the extra help and look forward to working with brothers in the near future.

 

In LFS,

Linda Jean Hauser

Communications Coordinator

Section Rep. Mu Lambda

The brothers at ABX have requested the APO LEADS course, Explore.  The two tentative dates are January 30th, 2010 and February 6, 2010.  Explores have a course length of 6 hours and brothers who wish to attend the Explore MUST have completed Launch previously. Geneseo has priority in filling the spots for the workshop but all who are interested in attending the course, can contact ABX here.

 

From the APO.org website:

 

EXPLORE provides an opportunity to further expand your personal odyssey into leadership development by increasing your understanding of individual leadership skills. The main topic areas covered during this workshop include:

 

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