"Slap. Bang." There go Terrill Pannell Gibbs, District VII Governor (left), and Dede Endicott, TE-Wichita, at Seminar Central. Schmitz showed how to break up chapter cliques into process or tradition serving a purpose today? We need to small heterogeneous discussion groups which give shyer be receptive to new ideas, not hang on to traditions, good members a chance to contribute to the decision and force or bad. We need to accept new people for what they are, clique members to think for themselves. The small groups even if they don't agree with us 100%. We need to accept take straw votes on the issue, the votes of all groups are the rushee who is shy or a little odd. Remember, you may tallied and then the majority rules. Everyone has a voice have been shy or a little odd yourself once. in the matter. "Often the best ideas in a chapter come from new mem- Schmitz's presentation included the need for bers with fresh thinking or from national officers, who have reevaluation. "We don't want to abandon tradition totally. access to ideas from all over and can pass them on.' We've got a great thing built up, but we do need to continu- Schmitz laughs, "But often the chapter doesn't want to ally reevaluate," he says. "We need to ask, is this particular accept ideas from either one of these sources." (The delegates laugh.) Delegates had a chance to submit problems of their own which were anonymously exchanged with other delegates, each having a chance to tackle someone else's problem and come up with a solution. Questions ranged from "how to deal with an overbearing house board" to "how to cope with the "rubber duck' member, the senior who has lost interest and wants to move out of the house." Schmitz had a final word for those officers who spend most of their energy trying to get other members to move. "A chapter is composed of 15% doers, 70% goers and 15% dues-payers, he says. If there are any non-dues payers, Schmitz would kick 'em out. The 15% doers spend 3/4 of their time trying to get the goers and dues-payers involved, when really the doers should be out doing whatever it is themselves! "Unless you realize what motivates an individual, she won't do the job. If she's shy, you must accept that you can't expect much rush help from her. Encourage her. Don't give up, but don't be surprised if she doesn't come through. Give her something to do that she's good at. "Categorize members by their abilities and interests. Ask them to do first what they like to do. Then they'll do a good job for you." Leadership Central delegates spent the second and third days of the seminar in programs covering rush, finance, Panhellenic and other aspects of Fraternity operation. The final evening, LSU Dean of Women M. Margaret Jameson was guest speaker at dinner. Came Tuesday morning and the Seminar ended. Bus A rush stickler taken up by her discussion group perplexes Gail Prochaska, loads of Phis left for a day in New Orleans and for planes BA-Illinois (right), but Sally Austin Ward, adviser to TO-Drake, thinks she to home, each chocked with new ideas and enthusiasm. has the answer. College should have opened the next day./MKH 110 THE ALPHA PHI QUARTERLY