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From: MIKE SCHULER <OBERON@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 09:44:00 CST
Brian Thomas Rex <btrex@xxxxxxxxxxxx> states:
> Why not call the former AIAS, "Future AIA members". As far as I can recall
> the AIAS national is housed in the AIA HQ in DC. It'll be just another
> disappoitment to find that the professional (dis)organization doesn't
> support the kids pretending to be all grown up AIAers. What is it that
> they do do?
>Involvement in the AIAS was the biggest waste of time of my academic
>career, this side of charettes the night before a final crit.
First off, as the profession has no equivalent of the AMA or ABA who would you
have us associate with? Would you rather we ignored all profession-related
organizations, and just whined when the engineers and interior designers
displaced us, etc.?
Second, the AIAS is a student-run and student-focused organization. If as a
student you felt that you belonged to the AIA Youth, it was your responsibility
to try to make changes instead of whining about what a waste it was. WHAT did
you do as a student? Our AIAS chapter does a great deal, and this is mainly
because MYSELF and other people don't sit on our asses, but get things done!
Thirdly, if any other architecture students are interested, My chapter would
like to set up a discussion list focused on AIAS and student issues, in order
to facilitate nation- and world-wide communication. I am appealing to the
internet illuminati to suggest a way of doing this.
Mike Schuler
AIAS-KSU treasurer
College of Architecture and Design
Kansas State University
oberon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx