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Re: [APO-L] APO News Alert - Via Google
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ken Hunter)
Wed Mar 17 14:24:09 2004
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:24:02 -0600
Reply-To: Ken Hunter <kwh_apo@hotmail.com>
From: Ken Hunter <kwh_apo@hotmail.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I submitted a letter during lunch to their "Letters" page. The best thing
to do is link to the page from their primary page:
www.sundayherald.com
Ken Hunter
>From: dave o'leary <daveol@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: dave o'leary <daveol@earthlink.net>
>To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
>Subject: Re: [APO-L] APO News Alert - Via Google
>Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:06:52 -0800
>
>Does the Sunday Herald have a "Letters" section? (I usually read
>the Times and the Financial Times rather than that Herald).
>Seems like someone should write a letter to the editor explaining
>that there are more to Fraternities (and especially Alpha Phi Omega)
>than parties, rituals, and houses.
>
> dave
>
>p.s. Michael, I agree with you that perceptions of fraternities are
> one of the big challenges that we face in trying to extend
> internationally (and even sometimes in the US).
>
>At 10:28 AM 3/17/2004 -0500, Finder, Randolph J Mr NGB-ARNG wrote:
>> > 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.
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