What is CHAI

 

 Angie Long, CHAI Member

 



When I was first introduced to CHAI, I thought it was the trappings of a membership that went along with my profession.  However it is so much more today.  CHAI is a rendezvous for those who wish to share, to learn, to research, and to investigate  graphology and the examination of documents.  When I hear the Honorary Presidential Members of CHAI (Erika Karohs, Varda Rose, Treyce de Gabriel, and Dr. Arnold Sadwin) communicate their knowledge to others, I feel that I am privileged to be meeting the celebrities of our profession and it is a real thrill.

 

So often in the world of science and research, the founders, the stars, the companies, the organizations wish to stay individually defined and distanced from each other with their discoveries.  These individuals  want to be touted as the experts, the first with the discovery, and sadly to say the first one to make the most money.  It has been discussed  in different articles how much time, energy, and expense could be saved in finding new medical cures if the entities involved

 

 

were willing to put their knowledge into a shared database. It is my belief that there shouldn’t be any thought of jealousy or one-ups-man-ship and warring egos when there are energies and activities being facilitated for the betterment and sake of humanity.  Edifying each other in our talents and contributions, regardless of affiliations, only strengthens and builds the integrity of any organization.  We have a cornucopia of graphology talent out there and CHAI is tapping into all of it, for all us.  It is one of the reasons the founding team made CHAI a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. It is also a source of reconfirmation and discovery to those who have distinguished graphological careers.  Can we really stand there and say we know it all, there is nothing more to learn?  It is this altruistic sense of sharing which prevails throughout CHAI.  It is a permeating standard of which we espouse in presenting CHAI to all individuals interested in this discipline. 

 

My decision to accept the voluntary positions of Executive Secretary and Treasurer of CHAI was based on my desire to further my own education and to pass on to future generations this evidence based and outcome driven scientific knowledge.