[7130] in APO-L
Re: 2 Things..........
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Wed Nov 3 17:29:32 1993
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1993 20:37:00 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>
>Hi.
Hello yourself. :)
> 1. Someone raised the issue of being "political" and stuff.
> Let me share an experience with you that happened to me
> TODAY. We are passing out information about HIV/AIDS on
> our "Commons" area today and tomorrow going along with
> National Service Week. Anyway, we are also passing out
> free condoms. As I was holding a box of condoms, passing
> them out to passing students, a woman walked by and said
> (and I quote) "That's disgusting. I can't believe you're
> doing that." and gave me a really evil look. :(
Count yourself lucky in some ways, the Dean of Student Affairs could
feel that way. I have 3 schools in my section where if the APO
chapter passed out Condoms to passing Students it might lead to punitive
action against the chapter. (Georgetown, Catholic U. of America, and
Loyola of Baltimore) The brothers at these chapters know this so there is
little chance of them doing it.
> It dawned on me that there are people who see what we are
> doing as wrong (probably people on this list as well). She
> was a "townie" (Harrisonburg resident) and so usually they
> have to be taken with a grain of salt, but their opinions
In most cases the "gown" side of the town vs. gown conflict tends
to be more "liberal".
> are still extremely valid. My point is, that no matter what
> we are doing, there will probably be someone saying that
> we shouldn't be doing it or that we are affiliating ourselves
> with one group or another. Hence, don't worry too much
> about it. As long as you're not promoting something that is
> obviously extremely political, I'd say do it.
I believe that I remember a situation about one chapter that participated
in a multi-culturalism day at their school that was protested by the Klan.
This was driven home to me when in the middle of a flame war on a newsgroup
someone told me that I should even have the right to breathe. Every thing
that you (and your chapter) do had the possibility of annoying someone.
The point of when is Political, too Political is always a difficult one.
If the majority of a chapter wants to do something that others view
as too political, then perhaps the answer is simply to do it as a group
of individuals who happen all to be brothers.
> #2 I hate myself for doing this, but I'm going to ask 1 question
> concerning the Scouting thread.
> I was told by a brother that leads a local Girl Scout Troop
> that males are not allowed to serve in leadership rolls unless
> they co-lead with their female spouse.
I would be very surprized at that simply because it would be a real pain to
enforce and would be very easy to take a legal crack at.
There are however people on APO-L better able to answer this question.
> Is this true?
> Thanks for reading, and have a nice day.
YiLFS
Randy Finder
Section 84 staff
Kappa Chapter Alum (CMU)
> Ogey **** **** **********
