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[bgmaggot00]

No one from Epsilon Xi though...

Strange, even though they hosted last years' NCD convention, they weren't at any of the blocks, or MER. Wierd. I don't know whats up with their chapter.

[Godsgirlerific]

No one from Epsilon Xi though...

Strange, even though they hosted last years' NCD convention, they weren't at any of the blocks, or MER. Wierd. I don't know whats up with their chapter.

Maybe they're like our MSU chapter, who is the epitome of antisocial when it comes to any district or national activities. Have they always been like this, or is this the first year they've been MIA?

[MiamiBando]

Um... there has been some big time stuff going on at Miami. (At least in the past week.)

TBS didn't agree to help host the national convention. So, KKPsi did it on their own, and TBS was right, it turned out to be kinda shoddy. They did it in Mason(I think.) There wasn't anywhere on campus(other than Millett) big enough to hold the group, so they would have had to be split up. Not even enough rooms on campus for them. It was all around bad. (That's my feedback from other schools.)

I dunno if BG was there or not, but feel free to say what you like about it. Most of Psi is in Drum Corps. Many, I think most, or are involved in planning for the band. They are completely redoing pregame, and doing two innovative shows for halftime. (Sudler anyone? HAHA! I wish, cept it'd be without me. )

As for what has happenned, a 5 year member(Sousy), and Miami alum was KIA in Iraq a few days ago. His name is Mike Cifuentes. Very sad. And hits very close to home, he graduated two years ago. If you'd care to see the email we got, I'll post it or PM it to you. For those of you in the Cinci area, you prolly heard about it on TV.

My thanks to all the men and women serving so valiantly for our country, whether I agree or not. They are heroes and should be treated as such by everyone.

[FliccGirl]

Yeah, BG was there. I think we ended up sending close to 40 people, didn't we? I didn't think convention was shoddy, though maybe there's some behind-the-scenes stuff I wasn't aware of. It was held at a hotel the year before, too-- sure it takes you off the campus atmosphere, but it does make things awfully convenient.

Heard about Mike Cifuentes over the TBS listproc. Very sad news.

[Godsgirlerific]

I agree with Emily. Convention went very well from the perspective of an attending sister, and I hadn't heard any opinions otherwise from the brothers and sisters I'm in contact with. I don't know exactly what I'll be able to use my TBS/KKPsi hurricane glass for... but it was a cute idea. But, like Emily said, a behind-the-scenes perspective could very well be different.

I actually think that having convention off-campus is a good idea. Having it all in one hotel keeps everything close and convenient, and it makes socializing easy; it's like a little KKPsi-TBS oasis. You also don't face the problem of 700 brothers and sisters trying to park, eat, and find their way around on campus while classes are in session. Really, convention has become too large to be held on campus anymore.

But leadership convention and the three blocks give you the opportunity to experience that great college atmosphere.

[Shakeatailfeather04]

I agree with my sisters- convention this past year (that would be district, not national convention) did seem to turn out pretty well. Granted, I was only there for about 1/2 of it, but from other conventions I've been to I know that if it's bad, you know it pretty much right away (like UofM in 2001...boo). When UofM and IU hosted NCD conventions, a lot of it ended up having to be off site because the group was just too large. It makes way more sense for it to be at a large hotel close to campus for that reason.

I have to say though, I thought it was a sign of crappy joint relations when the sisters decided not to help the brothers host convention. At least to me, that reflected poorly on both chapters. Of course, I suppose it could be my bias from the great ( ) joint relations that we have in BG.

[MiamiBando]

Well, it doesn't help when no one asks before agreeing to it... from what I was told Purdue was all set to host, and the Miami bid came in late. TBS told Psi that they wouldn't help set it up if they took it on, as they weren't prepared to handle that task. Psi went ahead, and TBS ended up helping some. The problem is, if TBS had agreed in the first place(my TBS sources ) have said that they knew they'd end up doing all the work with Psi taking credit. Eh, it doesn't look good, but a little bickering never hurt anyone.

When is BG gonna host, yos?

[Shakeatailfeather04]

When is BG gonna host, yos?

Oh dear Lord, please don't open that can of worms.

[FliccGirl]

Purdue did bid. There were some unanswered questions though, so their bid wasn't slated.



Doesn't TBS always do most of the work with KKY taking most of the credit?

Kidding. So very, very kidding.

Mostly.

[bgmaggot00]

from what I was told Purdue was all set to host, and the Miami bid came in late.

Well, at the convention before MU's in Columbus, Saxy and I sat in on the closed commitee on Convention bids. Purdue did put in the only bid in '03, but it was not very good at all.

This is very different from Kent's bid this past year which was awesome. I would have LOVED to have convention in downtown Cleveland, but the district Governers decided to let Marshall host it in Charleston, WV instead. You want to talk about a recent history record low in attendance, this will be it.

BG put in a bid in 2002 for the 2003 covention, but it didn't get slated and NIU came away with it as well. Ever since, there have been rumblings of BG convention bids almost every year, but eventually they all seem to get shot down.

[Godsgirlerific]

This is very different from Kent's bid this past year which was awesome. I would have LOVED to have convention in downtown Cleveland, but the district Governers decided to let Marshall host it in Charleston, WV instead.

From what I heard, they turned down Kent's bid because Alpha Gamma will be going through the colonization process at the same time, which is a lot of work in itself.

On one hand, I can understand their reasoning, but at the same time the Psi chapter there is very strong- incredibly strange, but strong. I'm sure they would have worked it out where the brothers would do the majority of the work, and the colony would help out in whatever capacity that the colonization process allowed them. Those future sisters are so fired up about TBS, and they have been totally on top of things; I have no doubt that they could have handled colonization and lending a hand with convention prep at the same time.

Does anyone know if there is a Sigma chapter at Marshall? Because if this convention is being run by a Psi chapter only, then that pretty much throws all the reasoning out the window that I've heard as to why Kent did not get the bid.

[MiamiBando]

Marshall has a small Psi and TBS chapters, from my understanding.

[Shakeatailfeather04]

There used to be a Sigma chapter at Marshall, but they're inactive. So no, there is no Sigma chapter at Marshall. It looks as though Psi will be hosting convention by themselves, again. As far as I can tell, there's absolutely no reason for anyone to put together a bid prior to convention. For at least the last 3 years, chapters have worked their butts off to put together a bid, only to have the Counselor and Governor decide on a bid thrown together at the last minute.

[bgmaggot00]

Well... lets recap what Red had to say. (ed. I, along with many others around the district feel the same about putting together a bid early).

2001 @ Michigan - They did NOT bid for this convention.
2002 @ Indiana - They did bid for this convention.
2003 @ NIU - They did NOT bid for this convention.
2004 @ OSU - They did NOT bid for this convention.
2005 @ Miami - They did NOT bid for this convention.
2006 @ Marshall - They did NOT bid for this convention.

Have you noticed a trend? Whats the point in actually putting together a bid anymore?

[FliccGirl]

I have a feeling that the bids actually presented at convention get grilled a lot more.

Wouldn't it be interesting if the thrown-together bids had to answer the exact same questions as the put-together bids...