[20139] in APO-L
Re: APO and campus perception.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason A. Risner)
Tue Feb 9 23:11:52 1999
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 23:18:33 -0500
Reply-To: "Jason A. Risner" <jarisner@MTU.EDU>
From: "Jason A. Risner" <jarisner@MTU.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Brandi (and everybody else out there),
What has occured that has given your chapter this "reputation"? Take a
look at how your chapter conducts themselves in various situations, both
within and outside the chapter. Remind them that are always representing
your chapter, and that their actions impact others views of your
chapter. While people have every right to their sexual preference, it's
seriously uncool to flaunt it to the people you're trying to serve.
I would be seriously concerned if any brother was openly flirting or
making out during service projects and other events that occur in the
public eye. That to me is a serious problem that needs to be addressed
promptly. The only behavior that should be standing out in the public
eye should be your dedication to Leadership, Friendship, and Service.
My chapter has a few homosexual/bisexual members, and none of them are
interested in pushing an agenda to expose that nature to the entire
world. Sexual preferences are not something that should be proclaimed,
nor should everybody know them. That's frankly nobody's business but
that person's. As long as it remains on that basis, my chapter's cool
with it.
The best thing I can offer is to make sure the agenda your chapter
pushes is not to promote sexual preferences. APO is not intended for
that purpose. If there are those who would like a group that does so,
have them find a different group to push that agenda.
Your first concern should be to promoting those three cardinal
principles. The reputation will die out eventually when your chapter
decides to do so, and the sooner the better.
In L,F,S
Jason A. Risner
Corresponding Sec. Elect
Epsilon Lambda
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