[19301] in APO-L
Re: When could a homosexual(or atheist) have joined APO?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Wed Oct 7 11:36:58 1998
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Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 11:34:58 -0400
Reply-To: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
From: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.981006160416.12756O-100000@access5.digex.net>
On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Diet Coke Boy wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Oct 1998 Jrhmdtraum@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> > Gee thanks for the compliment to Zeta.
> >
> > I don't know about the homosexual part and I don't believe from my knowledge
> > of history that it ever was a question. I do know that the National Board did
> > threaten to revoke a chapter over racial issues in the late 50s.
> What do you mean by racial issues?
It could have been racial issues in the other direction, a chapter
refusing to admit blacks. And the National Fraternity calling them to
task for it.
>
> As far as I know we were one of the first--if not THE first--national
> fraternities to integrate. Zeta Phi chapter at Howard University in
> Washington DC was one of the first APO chapters at an Historically Black
> school. I believe that Zeta Phi was founded in the early-mid 1950's.
> BTW, One of that chapter's founding Brothers, Col. Lucius Young, went
> on to become National President.
Zeta Phi was founded in '52. Lucius Young is a Lt. Col. Retired.
>
> Randy, please elaborate. =)
What do I look like an APO Geek? (wait a minute, don't answer that :)
>
> > John
> > Zeta alum
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