I must agree with Klatsky. While accepting a dinner invitation at a fraternity or sorority is appropriate, since the invitation came from the organization itself and these organizations have a connection with the college or university, permitting a student to pay for a meal regardless of the circumstances is not. I have received small gifts from students at the end of the semester and have accepted them and I do wonder at the appropriateness of this, but allowing a student to buy dinner for me and a group of my friends is too far down the slippery slope for me.
Or are we being put on again? Could it be that Michael is waving a red flag in front of us to see if anyone charges? Harry Avis PhD Sierra College Rocklin, CA 95677 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Life is opinion - Marcus Aurelius There is nothing that is good or bad, but that thinking makes it so - Shakespeare >>No, it's not nice. It is extremely inappropriate > >Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. > >Recently I have been receiving invitations from the Fraternity and Sorority >organizations to dinner. I guess they have some kind of a program to get to >know the faculty members better.they are a few students in my class who >belong to those Greek organizations. >I just hope that this is not an attempt to get a favorable grade. >I have accepted the invitations .I have heard that they serve some good >food. >And while on this subject(free associating),I find that some students >from the Middle East like to invite their profs for dinner.I have >gone to many of them and their dinners are very good with that vimto >drink.Are those Cross-cultural customs or attempts to influence? >One time I was at a restaurant with some friends and a Kuwaiti student >in my class was dining with his own friends.He came over and took our tabs >and paid for the meals.Isn't that nice? > >Michael Sylvester,PhD >Daytona Beach,Florida _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
