Communication + Brothers = Better Brotherhood

I believe I mentioned something about transparency of office at Convention this year. Also, getting other Brothers involved in the national functionality of this Fraternity is picnicking on the plateau of my priority list, having set up shop for a nice, long, extended-metaphorical afternoon. What better way to begin working at both of these than to open myself, via internet technology communications methods, to formal and informal conversations about Mu Beta Psi?

I want to offer that while I will use this blog as one outlet to periodically update the Brotherhood about the goings-on of the National Office and the NEC, there are other ways to keep in touch with me as your National President - via the Intranet, Facebook, Twitter, AIM, e-mail, and phone. The latter three are available on the Address List, which is posted to the Intranet in the Knowledgebase -->National Documents --> Addresses. If you do not know how to reach me at all... Houston, we have a problem. ;-)

Also, I am posting some of the pictures I took at Zeta Con '09 on Facebook. Check them out, post your own, and please provide a link for your Brothers on the Intranet under the discussion board topic I just created [Convention (Zeta Con) 2009]. More to come soon on the path to a better-connected Brotherhood.

And finally, an advertisement:
USE THE INTRANET! This is not a test. This is a shameless use of the National Officer Blog to entreat you to implement the most convenient Mu Beta Psi-only communications tool in existence. Kevin Britton, our amazing webmaster and C-NITC, has already bumped the user manual up to front and center, so all you need to know is how to log-in and BAM! Just one click and you can learn all about the Intranet!

But wait, there's more! Act now (or sometime in the near future) and you can join in a discussion board topic designed to create a database of Brothers' Twitter usernames! Holy exploding communication, Batman!

Of course, you are always encouraged to create new discussion threads about music, service, Brotherhood, and anything else you wish to share with your Brothers. Check out some of the threads already in existence during your free time.

In Brotherhood,
Garrett Cooperman,
National President

A little misty-eyed

Alright, who am I kidding? I actually cried as I watched our new National Officers taking the oath of office on Saturday night. It seems like only yesterday I was at Omicron and taking the same oath of office that carried me through all the ups and downs of the next three years.

I loved being NVPCM. To Garrett, Sarah, Kate, and Jennie, I hope you all experience the joy and pride that makes your office so worth doing. Good luck!

In Brotherhood,
Chrissy Fleming
former NVPCM

More congratulations - new National Officers

Congratulations to the following new officers:

Jennifer McCarthy (Nu) was elected to a one-year term as National Secretary.

Kate Capehart (Mu) was elected to serve as National Editor of The Clef. 

Please send your congratulations to our new officers.

New National Officers

Congratulations to the following Brothers:

Garret Cooperman (Nu) was elected as National President.

Sarah Flourance (Pi) was elected as National Vice President of Chapter Maintenance.

Elections are ongoing. Updates will be posted as they happen.

Suspending the Rules...

For those that are not here, Legislative Council began with an immediate motion to suspend Roberts Rules of Order. For a variety of reasons, the motion passed.

Wouldn't it be great if there were other times in your life when you could suspend the rules, just for a little while? Imagine being able to suspend the speed limit, just for that one time you're running late. Or suspending the rule that you have to go to work every day to get paid. Or even that pesky "insider trading" rule -- that one could be profitable.

As President Fleming pointed out, you can suspend the rules, but you can't suspend the National Constitution. I guess some rules -- specifically the ties of Brotherhood -- are immutable.

Live blogging update: Still in NEC

It's 11:04, and we're still in the NEC meeting. I hope everyone else is having a great time outside of the meeting. :)

Here is another sledding video (David Lee with a great dismount):

NP Fleming Working Hard at Convention

Liveblogging from Convention

Your NVPCM Fleming is hard at work at Convention.