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Re: [APO-L] item #3932680992 - Alpha Phi Omega S/S Sorority Shirt Heather Gray sz L
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Mon Oct 4 03:27:09 2004
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 03:26:08 -0400
Reply-To: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
From: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <001701c4a8ef$b4ce3700$0201a8c0@athlon>
On Sat, 2 Oct 2004, Loren Chassels wrote:
> I found this pretty annoying. Can non-brothers just sell APO clothing on
> eBay or is there something illegal (copyright infringement) about this?
>
> >From your lack of knowledge about this product, I assume you are not a
> BROTHER of the Alpha Phi Omega National Service FRATERNITY. I am curious
> how you acquired this shirt.
In the exact letter of the law, *maybe*. But in practice, almost certainly
not.
Part of my querstion is which are you more annoyed at, the person selling
it, or not knowing that we are a fraternity...
A very large percentage of shirts sold to Alpha Phi Omega brothers are
from Greek shops on or near the various campuses on which we have
chapters. And for many of them it takes a while after a new chapter starts
tohold the two somwhat contradictory ideas (to them) that Alpha Phi Omega
is a fraternity *and* ordering some sorority type products (like scented
candles) with Alpha Phi Omega on them might not be a bad idea.
Any if you are annoyed at this, you'd be apoplectic at seeing that service
pins and pledge pins are sold on ebay. Personally, I don't mind, it makes
it more likely that the pins end up back in the hands of brothers. (or in
very odd cases, in the hands of the fraternity archives).
The ebay sales that personally annoy me is when someone sells something
that can be purchased on the apo.org with a starting bid way higher than
APO sells it for.
cls24 never represented himself as a brother of the fraternity, he is
trying to sell a shirt that he recived second hand. And given the volume
he sells *and* the fact that it appears that his emphasis is clothing, not
fraternity items, either let it go, or send him a offhand note, letting
him know that we are a fraternity. It will leave him with a more positive
view of who we are.
YiLFS
Randy Finder
National History & Archives Committee.
