(Special thanks to Alex Randolph from UC Berkeley for the picture)
It is time to think about the yearly works of speculative fiction known as "New Year's Resolutions". To see what others have said, check out the Technorati tag "2006resolutions". I won't bore you with my personal list here, but you can check it out if you want.
So what are we planning/hoping/scheming here at S&P? Gather round, and bring several grains of salt.
- (Updated @ 11:56 am CST) Superintendent:
"....with liberty and fraternity for all."
Animal House reference aside, the truth of the matter is that we at S&P care a great deal for the fraternity along with the folks at HQ and you our loyal readers. Many times, decisions at HQ become a measure of cost and benefit and sometimes the little guy loses. For the most part their decisions provide the best direction and vision for our fraternity but more often then most, something gets lost in translation.
Who looks out for the little guy? Who is the little guy? We don't know because the little guy changes and evolves, but we at S&P can hope to strike a cord and find out what our common problems are and act as the squeaky wheel. It is my goal to help uncover the small details, remind us of the day to day tasks that may get overlooked in pursuit of our direction and vision, and tie it all together to show the building blocks of SigEp that make each one of us better men for being a part of it.
Friends and brothers, "God is in the details." - Wordjunky:
Double daily readership - again. We actually have nearly tripled year-over-year readership. Last year we were around 50 hits per day and now we routinely average 150 and up with bursts into the 200+ range for days at a time. We want to take things up another level or two. - Euripides:
It would be my New Year's wish that someone in Richmond would understand customer usage patterns. The national website should be arranged so one can easily find things such as committee listings, and they should be up to date instead of last year's version once you find them. - Anonymous:
The "shocker", a hand gesture featured on many of our chapter Web sites, shall make its way into the land of snap bracelets, chia pets and parachute pants. - Anonymous:
The news media will finally see the good in all greeks, only to have that viewpoint ruined by yet another [insert frequently occurring indiscretion here]. - Diogenes:
I will suffer no fools - gladly or otherwise. When weasel-worded platitudes issue from HQ I will call "bullshit!" and demand serious, accountable, objectives stated in simple declarative sentences. Here is one to start: The Committees should tell us what they have done/will do over the past/next year. Put status reports on line where all can see if they have been doing anything worthwhile. - Anonymous:
The greek community will praise the hard work of student journalists to find the good in greeks, until yet another [insert frequently occurring indiscretion here] occurs. - Anonymous:
Headquarters will finally intercept the names of all S&P members, thanks to the new rules for NSA wiretaps.
So there you have it. These are the serious and silly resolutions from S&P for 2006. The actual determination of which is which is left as an exercise for the interested student.
Note: Some of our contributors have not recovered from their celebrations yet, so we may have a few more additions later today. Check back for updates.
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