Misconceptions

No, it is not. There are other people who are very dissatisfied with the exclusionary nature of the corporation.

Some have privately communicated their dissatisfaction to the College and the Board.

Some have expressed their dissatisfaction publicly.

Some haven’t bothered to share their dissatisfaction privately or publicly because through knowing other people’s experiences, they think there’s no point in saying anything because they don’t believe that anything will change anyway.

Some are graduates and some are not.

Some are even already members of the corporation.

Misconception 2: Sarah is speaking for a group

No, I am not. I am speaking for myself. I do not represent anyone but myself. Nobody has asked me to represent them and nobody has elected me to represent them.

There clearly is an impression that I represent others. This impression could arise purely on the basis that I speak out. It could also arise as I believe I may have expressed myself sometimes in the plural rather than the singular. I’ll concede that any evidence of writing in the plural when only my name was on message was sloppy writing on my part.

Misconception 3: There is a single proposal.

No, there is not. There have been various suggestions made and these suggestions differ. Even Juliet and I don't have the same ideas.

Misconception 4: Sarah wants guaranteed corporation membership for graduates and proxy voting for graduate corporation members.

That is not an accurate representation of my views. As you will see later in my posting, I’m interested in anybody (not just graduates) who might be interested in being a member of the corporation and I’m interested in proxy voting for all members (graduate AND nongraduate alike).

Misconception 5: Graduate desire for corporation membership cannot be granted because it is based on graduate greed.

This is my understanding of what Stuart and Barb believe based on what Danni has said: because the College and the Corporation has already given graduates a lot (a scholarship and an education), we do not deserve to be given anything else (membership in the corporation).

But the only way that reasoning makes sense to me is if it is based on belief that people don’t or can’t give back to the College after becoming a member. If existing members do behave in that manner, then I understand why the College wouldn’t want to admit graduates: all the volunteer time and money we give would evaporate.

But why would someone suddenly stop giving to the College after becoming a member??? Surely giving corporation membership would encourage people to give more to the College

Let me be very, very clear what I believe: Membership is about graduates giving back to the College.

Yes, people can be given something in return for being a member, but I do not believe in any special privileges within the corporation membership just for being a graduate. Graduates should be treated like any other person.