[20409] in APO-L
Re: All-Male Chapters and Brotherhood
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Buck, Elizabeth Ansley)
Mon Apr 5 13:05:05 1999
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 13:01:25 EST
Reply-To: "Buck, Elizabeth Ansley" <Buck_Elizabeth@COLSTATE.EDU>
From: "Buck, Elizabeth Ansley" <Buck_Elizabeth@COLSTATE.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <3708DAD6.B8595B85@mitre.org>
>
> Could you describe this "sense of brotherhood" that you saw when
> visiting the all-male chapters. How does their brotherhood differ
> from that of your [co-ed] chapter? Be as specific as possible.
>
> Yours in LFS,
> Gary Gengo
> Alumni- Kappa Omicron chapter
> University of Massachusetts
It's hard to describe when you really can't experience it the same
way an all male chapter does. All I know is that there was some bond
between the men of that chapter theat just
seemed....different/special. I don't want to use the word stronger,
but I can't think of a better word.
My chapter had an awesome sense of brotherhood to it. Every chapter
has there own brotherhood. If I go to one school I may not
experience the same thing I experienced at the chapter where I
pledged. However, that's not to say that the brotherhood at the new
chapter is better/worse. It's just different in it's own way. It's
an individual thing I guess...Tell me if you want more of an
explanation.
Ansley Buck
Columbus State University
> Elizabeth Ansley Buck wrote:
> >"I visited some of the all male chapters before the 1996 convention.
> >While there, I saw a sense of brotherhood that I hadn't and would
> >never understand because I came from a coed chapter.
> >...
> >The brotherhood at all-male chapters is amazing,... and I would
> >never want to take that away from them."
