[19277] in APO-L
all male issue
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frank Goodhew)
Tue Oct 6 15:35:36 1998
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:35:24 PDT
Reply-To: Frank Goodhew <gammachi@HOTMAIL.COM>
From: Frank Goodhew <gammachi@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Brothers,
From what I understand many of the colleges and universities where the
all male chapters are active, already have the female equivalent of
APO. I know our school does. We have Gamma Sigma Sigma. Whether the
female equivalent is Gamma Sigma Sigma or Omega Phi Alpha, these 2
service organizations were based on heavily on the early traditions on
APO.
We can't just ignore these other service organizations because a few
chapters think that that all chapters should be co-ed. These groups
formed out of us just like we did from the BSA. IF we were to force the
all male chapters to go co-ed, how would this effect their memberships??
Well it would impact them in a very negative manner, requiring them to
file lawsuits, and other campaigns to get female members to join them.
Another thing is that many of the all male chapters have no problems
with the Co-ed chapters. I know our chapter has absolutely no problem
with any of the co-ed chapters in our area and we have service projects
and fellowships with them all the time. Many of my best friends in APO
are female brothers. It is not like we are constantly bugging the crap
out of them or making slanderous remarks. We don't bloody the water, so
why should you?
Stop trying to make us seem like the DEVILS! We respect your traditions,
So why can't you respect ours? Yes, we don't have female members, but
there already are service sororities at most of the all male chapter's
universities, and we can't piss (gamma sigma sigmma and Omega Phi
Alpha) off, just because a few of you want to kill an already dead
horse.
Frank Goodhew
Service Vice President
Gamma Chi Chapter
Region IV, Section 69
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