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Re: [APO-L] APO News Alert - Via Google- int'l expansion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Gallagher)
Wed Mar 17 12:48:03 2004
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:47:53 -0500
Reply-To: Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
From: Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Perhaps an inhibition to the spreading of APO? Greek letter orgs are
primarily an American thing, with the next largest group in Canada. There
are apparently some in West Africa & the Caribbean too.
Perhaps we should set perception of us straight. I get mixed signals about
us separating from or embracing other Greek letter orgs. Heck, even APO is
guilty of some of the stuff that is fraternally looked down upon. I would
think that based on the Filipino experience, maybe WOSM or WAGGGS can help
us spread. True, Scouting/Guiding isn't as big outside the US except in
Indonesia (I think) & we now are open to all, but that would be a start.
On the mention of Masons...I was in a group that is closer to Masonic rites
than APO & a member who was also a Mason said Masons do acts of charity.
Target audience right there to help us spread. Not to mention Amnesty,
Kiwanis, Lions (my chapter's community advisor is one), etc...
I've named several possible groups that could help us expand, although I'm
not sure what percent of the OECD's population that is. Anybody with
experience in these groups or other intergroup or int'l NGO relations on
this list? Western Europe AA possibly could help? Filipino worldwide AAs?
Michael Gallagher
Zeta Sigma Historian & Alumni VP
If you haven't guessed it by now- Poli Sci major
----- Original Message -----
From: "Finder, Randolph J Mr NGB-ARNG" <Randolph.Finder@ngb.army.mil>
To: <APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [APO-L] APO News Alert - Via Google
> > Brothers (with all apologies to Randy Finder):
> Apologies accepted. :)
>
> >
> > Google is beta-testing its News Alert system, which will
> > provide you an
> > update on news involving just about anything you want it to
> > define.
> They have been doing it for a while (> 6 months) , I'm sort of surprised
> that the news-alerts and indeed the entire news.google.com site are still
> considered BETA by google.
>
> For those of you who can't wait for my monthly reports (including myself.
:)
> its wonderful.
>
>
> On a slightly different topic, for those of you who search for the last 30
> days on the web as I do at
>
http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&safe=off&q=%22al
> pha+phi+omega%22&sa=N&tab=wn
>
> the most recent hit is sort of annoying.
> http://www.sundayherald.com/40522
>
> Its an article in the Sunday Herald (In Britain) explaining the USA
concept
> of spring break and explaining how fraternities and sororities are a big
> part of it and parathetically mentions that Alpha Phi Omega is the Largest
> of them. Glad that they recognize that, but not exactly the best place to
> get it mentioned. :(
>
> >From the article....
>
> Sororities and fraternities are student organisations of girls and guys
> respectively, grouped under a handful of Greek letters (Alpha Phi Omega is
> America's largest). Famous for their sprawling fraternity or sorority
houses
> on campus, these are nationwide institutions, whose memberships straddle
> different univerisities. They're also notable for their dubious initiation
> rituals, their parties, and the tight social bonds within one's chosen
> brotherhood and sisterhood. There are hundreds to chose from, and some
cater
> specifically for gay, Christian, or African-American students. But
> membership is exlusive and lifelong. (Think of a student version of the
> masons.) Spring break is when they take their campus parties on the road.
>
