As most of us were finally having seasonable weather instead of storms, last night I enjoyed an evening of unparalleled laughs and entertainment. I went to the Smithtown Theater for the Performing Arts, and enjoyed a “laugh-out-loud” funny version of “The 25th Annual Putnam Valley Spelling Bee.” The show was totally entertaining, and for me, the highlight was that my husband, Richard, was chosen as an audience spelling bee contestant. Richard not only is a great speller, but “got into” the silliness and extravagance of the show, participating, dancing, laughing and shaking. What a great way to relax!
International President-Elect Michael Tenenbaum has been extremely busy working with Wendy Spektor, arranging for an AO Leadership weekend April 30th and May 1st, in Seattle, Washington. On April 30th, Wendy and her Seattle chapter committee have arranged for our own Board of Director Member Steve Anderson to present a full day seminar. If you have never seen or heard one of Steve’s seminars, it is a positive, uplifting, informative and valuable experience. On May 1st, Michael Tenenbaum has been busy planning a dynamite AO leadership program, facilitated by our new Executive Director Marty Zimmerman. This program is intended for past, present and future fraternity leaders! Details and information, as well as registration, is available from the website at www.ao.org.
Student leaders should put aside March 16th at 9PM Eastern, for a Webinar featuring both the NextDDS program, as well as important AO leadership info. This is the first event of this kind and AO will learn as we go about new electronic communication.
Alumni chapter leaders should save March 23rd at 8PM Eastern for a great webinar, “We Can Do That.” Details will follow. All our new member benefits and the latest in AO news will be presented to our local leaders. This is the first effort at mass electronic communication to better inform our membership in a timely manner. We are trying many new things this year, so I hope you are as excited as I am!
I have been busy prepping for the Chicago Midwinter Meeting next week. I have a “packed” schedule full of meetings and events, where AO will make great additional strides in several areas, specifically member benefits. All of us owe Board of Director member Alan Moltz and his committee an incredible amount of thanks for all their preparation, research, and hard work! Stay tuned for details to follow!
I want to thank and commend International Editor Fred Margolis, who has put together a brief Power Point presentation on our annual convention this December in San Diego. I will be able to show it to fraters as I go on my Presidential visitations. This Convention is sure to be a value-oriented, fun-packed, event-driven, truly fraternal experience, with lots of CE available. Our AO Foundation has arranged a great Foundation Evening event, which is a perfect complement to our convention! Attend a Convention once, and you’ll come back again! Look forward to seeing many of you there! Details are available from ao.org.
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