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Re: [APO-L] Question on UMOC and UT Austin (From an Alpha Rho)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (adam marinik)
Wed Oct 8 19:41:11 2003
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:40:50 -0500
Reply-To: adam marinik <amarinik@mail.utexas.edu>
From: adam marinik <amarinik@mail.utexas.edu>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
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I am from Alpha Rho, and can honestly say that anyones guess is as good as
ours. A lot of that part of our history resides in our Alumni, and having
not done this contest is a very long time, is likely lost unless you can
find an Alumni who was around during that time. One thing I do know is that
the contest was usually a joke, so I can't say whether or not this happened
as was stated in the article. Sorry I can't be of more help.
Adam Marinik
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Subject: Re: [APO-L] Question on UMOC and UT Austin (Janis Joplin)
Just on a whim, I searched Google for the following terms: "Janis fraternity
ugliest man"
There were quite a few results, and most seemed to recount the tale pretty
much as told here, including the negative (and subsequently motivational)
impact it had on her, and attributing the contest and/or her nomination to
"a fraternity," but not to APO or Alpha Phi Omega by name.
One site in particular, "The Handbook of Texas Online" seems to be a fairly
solid source, coming from the University of Texas itself, so I would say
that there either has to be a pretty strong basis in fact for this story or
this is a particularly well-accepted "legend" about Janis Joplin.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/JJ/fjo69.html
Anyone from Alpha Rho have more insight?
Charlie Z
