1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Fraternity rich with
Poore at the helm
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f.W. "CHUCK" POORE, JR., SOUTH DAKOTA '61,
was elected president of the General Coimcil June
20,1998 at the 72nd Biennial Convention/150*
Anniversary in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Brother Poore is a principal owner of an investment
firm in Nebraska and has served on the
General Council since 1994. Serving as memberat-large
from 1994-1996, Poore was re-elected to
serve as treasurer from 1996-1998. Prior to serving
on the Council, Chuck also served as a province
president for 17 years, alumni club board
member, and he continues to be involved with his
chapter.
Those who have attended Conventions might
remember Poore most as the brother in the green
madras plaid jacket. Those who know him better
see a family man dedicated to ensurmg the prosperity
of his Fraternity.
"It is a wonderful honor and privilege to have
been elected as President in our 150th year. I am
terribly senskive and emotional about the Fraternity—I
owe it a lot for what it has done for me,"
Poore says.
Poore plans to continue the 1996-1998
Council's efforts to return the Fraternity to its
core values.
"If we fail to remember who we are and where
we came from, we will never know where we are
going or how we will get there," says Poore.
During his presidency, Poore hopes to continue
the momentum created by our new alcohol-free
housing inkiative, ensure a financially efficient
operation, and build on the basic ideals and roots
of our "grand old Fraternity."
"The instkution of our alcohol policy was
probably the greatest step in marching ahead that
any fraternity has ever taken. I think our main
challenge for the next two years will be keeping it
a smooth transkion especially for those chapters
diat have not already adopted the policy," says
Poore.
"We've established ourselves as the leaders, but
we need to be conscientious about continuing
that leadership role. You win a ball game by a
whole lot of litde runs, not necessarily one home
run. We've hit a home run with our program, now
we need a lot of hks and RBIs," Poore says.
Continued education and the exchange of information
will be a key factor in helping chapters
make the transition.
During Poore's term as treasurer, the General
Council adopted several policies developed to reduce
the amount of outstanding money owed the
fraternity. He would like to see this council continue
such efforts to ensure an efficient budget. At
the same time Poore hopes the Fraternity will be
able to provide the best services and programs it
can for both undergraduates and
alumni. Programs like the new
"Founders Challenge" recrukment
program, unveiled at Leadership
College, which will provide individual
goals and monetary incentives
to chapters in the area of
membership recruitment.
"We need to do whatever we can
to educate our undergraduate
brothers, getting back to the basics
of this 'grand old Fraternity,'" says
Poore. "I'd like to see a lot more emphasis
put on the use of Ritual and
meaningful Phikeia education.
These are the things that are going
to get us back to what really
matters."
Poore would also like to see every
chapter win a General Headquarters
trophy, apply for an Educational
Foundation scholarship, and take
more of an interest in attending
events like Leadership College and
conventions.
Poore believes that the better a member's undergraduate
experience, the better his alumni involvement
will be. "We say we are a 'Fraternity for
life,'" Poore says, ''and we need to instill this even
better to our new brothers each year."
Poore's previous Council experience makes him
aware of what k will take to accomplish these
goals.
"WeVe established
ourselves as the
leader, but we need
to be conscientious
about continuing
that role."
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