[23848] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] APO House rule
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Packy Anderson)
Thu Aug 28 01:06:14 2003
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 01:05:17 -0400
Reply-To: Packy Anderson <packy@dardan.com>
From: Packy Anderson <packy@dardan.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <006a01c36d13$440f1070$6801a8c0@HOMELESS>
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Dan Kreifus wrote:
> Has anyone thought about the purpose of the rule against having an APO house?
>
> I understand it's to prevent parties in the stereotypical nature of Greeks.
Actually, I was given a different rationale when I pledged: most fraternity
houses require upkeep. This upkeep is performed by the brotherhood of that
chapter. Apartments and dormitories also require upkeep, but the upkeep
for these housing units are performed by their owners--landlords and
colleges.
The time spent maintaining a fraternity house is time that could much
better be spent serving the community. This rationale makes sense now, and
also makes sense in the context of the early days of our fraternity, when
stereotypical fraternity parties were not seen as a bad thing and the term
"risk management" hadn't been invented yet.
Sure, there are brothers that will live together, and these housing
arrangements will inevitably become congregation places for socialization
and fraternity activities. But these places remain the private residences
of the brothers living there: the rest of the chapter bears no
responsibility for the maintenance of their domicile. It is this important
distinction that keeps these places from becoming APO fraternity houses.
The fact that APO chapters are forbidden to have houses makes a strong
statement about our purpose, which is to serve the communities we live in,
not the fraternity itself. It is one of the distinctions between our
fraternity and socials that I am proud of, and I hope our active members
can continue to see the wisdom in this practice.
YiLFS,
-packy
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