Yet Again: A Reminder to Those Who Would Divide Us

Moderators' Note: On the eve of the survey deadline, and in anticipation of next week's General Assembly, we would like to remind our readers of the proper and ONLY acceptable method for dividing our community.

This comes from a General Assembly motion passed in 1968, an image of which we posted in May of this year (view here). As always we've kept the exact text, including typos and line breaks, and tried to stay as true to original formatting as html allows.

We would also remind our readers that both Mr. Vidalakis and Mr. Skedros are, thankfully, still with us, and can verify the thoughts and wishes for this community's unity that were expressed unanimously by our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. We would all do well to consider their efforts and their sacrifices when we attend next Sunday.


General Assembly action on April 28, 1968.

The General Assembly unanimously voted the following motion made by Nick Vidalakis.

“That any attempt or motion in a Special
General Assembly to separate or divided (sic)
the Greater Salt Lake Greek Orthodox Community
would require the following:

(A). Minimum of six months written notice
with full and detailed particulars
as to the proposed division or
separation.

(B). General Assembly discussion.

(C). A minimum vote of 300 or 75% of
the total elgible (sic) membership of the Parish
(not the number which may be at any
given General Assembly) which ever
number is greater.

(Con Skedros asked Nick Vidalakis to amend
the 2/3 to 75% in his original motion.
Motion carried unanimously.