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Average annual health insurance savings using the Member Health Benefits are 42%. Online Member Access: With multiple plan choices and an extensive network of national LegalHealthPlans.com/pa d health care providers (over 750,000), our member health insurance program is one of the most comprehensive available in the marketplace. 29 W. 036 Butterfield Road, Warrenville. IL 60555 866-425-3340 tel 877-488-6266 fax www.LegalHealthPlans.com/pad From the Desk of the TABLE OF CONTENTS International Message from the International Justice............................. 3 Frank J. McCown Passes...................................................... 4 Justice Message from the International Justice - Spanish ........... 5 Chapter News .................................................................... 5-8 It’s Not About Clerk’s Corner........................................................................ 9 The Numbers More Law Chapter News .............................. 10--12, 15, 27 As we come to the Education and Membership Initiatives ........................... 13 end of the 2006-2007 Saving on Health Insurance .............................................. 15 school year, we find that both our pre-law FAQ’s of the DCO............................................................. 16 and law school Privacy & Personal Autonomy ........................................ 17 chapters have held very The Socratic Edge .............................................................. 18 successful rushes. So Sammis Chapter Spring Success....................................... 19 much so that P.A.D. Alumni Updates .................................................................. 20 now has over 9,000 Public Service Center Pages ........................................ 21-22 new members, bringing our total of pre-law members to 9,153 The Shrinking Applicant Pool .......................................... 23 and our law student membership to 13,043. The P.A.D. Strategic Plan sets forth many goals to be Australian Business/Terrorism ........................................ 24 achieved over a 10 year period the measurement of which, for Pre-Law News .........................................................26, 28-31 the most part, is numbers because they are easy to quantify Alumni Dues Payers ..................................................... 32-37 and to track. One of those goals is to increase our law school International Study Abroad Program Information....... 39 chapter rushing to 5,000 new members per year. This goal was P.A.D. Day at the Supreme Court .................................... 40 achieved this year on April 23rd just 4 years into the Strategic Plan when 74 new law student members were reported by various chapters to the Executive Office as having been initiated Phi Alpha Delta is a proud member of the Professional Fraternity Association and the College into our Fraternity and their chapters. Our total number of Fraternity Editors Association. new law school members for this fiscal year is now 5,156. Because we are goal oriented, some members believe that THE REPORTER (ISSN-01-0149-8754) we are only concerned about the “numbers”. Nothing could Frank C. Patek, II Executive Director • Andrew D. Sagan, Editor be further from the truth. What these “numbers” translate into 345 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 • Volume 59 – Number 2 are new P.A.D. sisters and brothers who are very precious to us Published quarterly. An official publication of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International. Post-Master send change of address to 345 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. Periodical postage paid at Baltimore, MD 21233-9998 and additional entries. “The Reporter” is sent to all dues-paying alumni of the Fraternity without charge. because they are the life’s blood of our Fraternity. While in undergraduate school and law school, they are the foundation International Int’l. Board Member Int’l. Tribunal Chief Tribune Executive Director for our pre-law and law school chapters. They provide the Executive Board Jeffrey Hesser Kathleen Maloney Frank C. Patek II 3462 N. Sheffield Ave. #2S 5632 Rapid Run Court diversity which is so important in P.A.D. They comprise the Int’l. Justice Chicago, IL 60657 Burke, VA 22015 Assistant Executive Director John F. Weitkamp Andrew D. Sagan Int’l. Board Member Associate Tribune chapter membership base from which all organization and 10724 White Oak Ave. Rhonda Hill Stephen King Assistant Editor Granada Hills, CA 91394 2030 NW 129th Street 5 Friendship Lane Leslie Rutherford programming is rooted and from which inactive chapters Clive, IA 50325 Int’l. Vice Justice Wiggins, MS 39577 Director of Chapter Operations become active chapters. They provide the leadership which Alan S. Zelkowitz Int’l. Board Member Associate Tribune Byron K. Rupp 1431 Juli-Lyn Ct. Tom Bentz Philip Greenberg PSC Director Northbrook, IL 60061 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 10 Park Ave., Suite 2A drives each of our chapters. And, as a general rule, as Suite 100 New York, NY 10116 Carole Collins Washington, DC 20006 Int’l. Advocate Dir. of Financial membership increases so does the chapter’s programming, Alexander Int’l. Board Member Executive Office: Operations Francuzenko Stephen J. Savva 345 N. Charles Street Tom Giachino which benefits not only our members, but their law schools Baltimore, MD 21201 1365 Heritage Oak Way 250 West 57th Street, Reston, VA 20914 Suite 919 410-347-3118 LRE Coordinator and their surrounding communities. Stronger chapters provide New York, NY 10107-0900 www.pad.org Kyle Miller Int’l. Treasurer a better fraternal experience for our members, something that Arnold N. Hirsch National Advertising: Membership Consultant P.O. Box 1237 410-347-3118 Jon Bassford Apache Junction, AZ 85220 each member carries with them for a lifetime. And, lastly, they or email [email protected] Pre-Law Membership Int’l. Secretary Consultant are our future alumni and leaders driving us ever forward to Ronald J. Winter Robert Hughes P.O. Box 1348 fulfill the P.A.D. Declaration of Purpose: “The purpose of this Lockport, NY 1348 Executive Director Emeritus Fredrick Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of J. Weitkamp Declaration of Purpose the law with members of the Bench and Bar in a fraternal fellowship “The purpose of this Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to members of the Bench and Bar in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire the virtues of compassion promote the welfare of its members; and to encourage their moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement; so that each member may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 “THE REPORTER” – PAGE 3 CONVENTION 2008 COVER SHOT Past International Justice Frank J. McCown Passes On Wednesday, May 16, 2007, our Fraternity suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of the Hon. Frank J. McCown. Frank’s service to P.A.D. was long and extensive. He attended Ohio State University College of Law where he was Justice of our William McKinley Chapter. From 1967 to The dates for the 57th Biennial 1970, he served as an Assistant to the Supreme Justice and traveled throughout the United Convention are set! Over 300 P.A.D. States and Canada. From 1970 to 1972, he served as District X Justice and oversaw fraternity Brothers and Sisters will be headed operations in 3 states. to Scottsdale, Arizona on August 6- At the 1972 Convention, he chaired the Merger Committee which oversaw the merger 10, 2008 at the Doubletree Paradise of Phi Delta Delta Women’s Legal Fraternity with Phi Alpha Delta. He was elected to the Valley Resort. Executive Board in 1972 as the Supreme Treasurer. Two years later, he was elected Supreme You can register on-line at Advocate and then International Second Vice Justice. In 1978 at the Cleveland Convention, www.pad.org once you log-in to your Frank was elected International Justice. It was a busy two years and everyone worked – membership record. Be sure to check because Frank worked harder than everyone else. He truly led by