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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

PROPOSE TO ME – Simplify to Utilize


Are there objects in your home that were bought as labor saving devices, but became useless tools because of the operational directions that came with them? Do they sit on a counter or hide in a closet collecting dust? Are you avoiding the brain-power it would take to decipher the written steps leading to their usefulness?

For many DKG members this describes areas of our governing documents, the Constitution and the International Standing Rules. Both include verbiage that sometimes makes it difficult to know what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Between now and October 1, 2017 every member, committee, board, jury, chapter, and state organization has the opportunity to propose amendments to clarify and simplify these documents.

What articles and/or sections would better serve you, your chapter, your state organization, if simplified? How can you make the DKG governing documents more user-friendly when seeking answers to questions? Be brave! Browse these documents now! Then propose simplifications that will make them more useful for all. “Propose to us!,” the Constitution Committee, by using Form 44–Constitution Proposed Amendment Form found on the DKG website. Your proposal could be one that simplifies an item and helps better utilize the Society’s governing documents for all members.