[19342] in APO-L
Re: Toast song
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William B. Rugh)
Fri Oct 9 18:03:08 1998
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 17:49:51 -0400
Reply-To: "William B. Rugh" <wbrugh@BRIGHT.NET>
From: "William B. Rugh" <wbrugh@BRIGHT.NET>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <361CA6DE.1470386E@sprintmail.com>
> > > 1. We are already "true to self and to each other", being
> "true to" Alpha Phi Omega again is bad lyrically, uncreative and
> says nothing new.
Songs often repeat significant phrases!
How is that bad lyrically?
Besides, "true to" implies a commitment to the ideals of the organization,
while "men of" and "joined in" only imply membership.
That is why there were efforts made to make this change LONG BEFORE THE
FRATERNITY WAS CO-ED (even when there was only one verse).
Such a change would avoid problems with administrators who look at "men" to
mean only males; and provide a stronger statement.
