A Minute with the Board
Kelly Jo Karnes, 2010 President
February 2010
An update on discussions resulting from debate on the proposed Resolution on Interfraternal Umbrella Organizations’ Position Statements on Hazing
Since the 2009 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, there have been several inquiries from members about the follow-up by the Executive Board regarding discussions held during the Business Meeting. The Board held conversations during its January conference call and is beginning to formalize a plan to respond to the concerns about the proposed Resolution on Interfraternal Umbrella Organizations’ Position Statements on Hazing that was presented for a vote.
At the Business Meeting, concerns were expressed about the process through which the resolution proposal was introduced to interfraternal umbrella organizations, and members requested that a group of individuals be convened to review the matter. The Board will soon convene a focus group of 3-5 members, who will be asked to dialogue about the discussion at the 2009 Business Meeting related to the proposed resolution and discuss possible revisions/adaptations as well as strategy for re-introducing the proposal to the membership.
A second initiative resulting from the discussion of the resolution proposal will include working through our partnerships with various Associate members and our interfraternal umbrella partners to support and participate in a task force to set the interfraternal agenda on the larger issue of hazing. We hope to work with our liaisons and others championing the issue of hazing to determine the best time to convene interfraternal umbrella partners to a deeper and larger conversation focused on definition, prevention, accountability, and ultimately elimination.