[6973] in APO-L
Re: Alcorn State
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Tue Oct 19 14:19:43 1993
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 13:18:00 EDT
Reply-To: Randy Finder <NARAHT@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
From: Randy Finder <NARAHT@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
>Howdy brothers,
> Something about this whole thing doesn't sit well with me. It is
>truly a tragedy that someone was shot and killed. However, the thing that
>I dont' understand is the connection with APO. How can a chapter "pretend" to
>be a chapter, if their rights of membership have been dismissed? I thought it
>was not possible to initiate new pledges, since the paperwork had to go to
>Nationals, or carry on above routine chapter business. After all, don't we
>have to pay dues every semester/year?
Alpha Alpha Lambda Chapter at Alcorn State had been declared inactive for
non reporting of AAMDs two years in a row. (Back in 1986, I believe)
Since then anything that they have done in the name of Alpha Phi Omega
has been against the bylaws of Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity.
They had no right to use our name for anything. (AAMDs are annual active
membership dues)
They weren't sending paperwork to Nationals and running the rituals on
their own. The people who were the "Brothers" at Alcorn were not on
National's membership roles. We do pay dues every year. They weren't.
Nationals would not have sent them Pins or anything else.
>I'd love it if someone could explain this to me.
The National office will send out a letter to all of the chapters about
what happened at Alcorn. If you need more information, contact the
National Office or your regional director.
>Respectfully,
>Todd Clampffer
>Z_clampffetr@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
>Nu Sigma Chapter,
>Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Randy Finder
Section 84 (DC&MD) staff
Kappa Chapter Alumnus.
