[37589] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] A strange e-mail
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nicholas Cole)
Fri Jan 25 13:22:41 2008
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:21:50 -0500
Reply-To: Nicholas Cole <ncole@STEVENS.EDU>
From: Nicholas Cole <ncole@STEVENS.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <94a2302d0801251014w114aa163w9361059a43456f68@mail.gmail.com>
That is true. APO isn't a female-exclusive sorority though either, which
is what the mysterious sender seems to be mentioning. There are
apparently still some male-only chapters apparently (according to
Wikipedia though, so take that with a grain of salt?), but none female-
only that I know of.
- Nicholas
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:14:13 -0600, "P.C. Haring"
<pch001@GMAIL.COM> said:
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't APO have an official presence in
> the Philippines?
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 1/25/08, Nicholas Cole <ncole@stevens.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Hm. I would probably ignore it for a few reasons you've already
> > mentioned: what you do (and don't) use the e-mail address for, APO
> > isn't explicitly mentioned, she doesn't use your name in the
> > greeting, etc. (I assume for something like this a person would have
> > at least some idea already who you are.) Just my $.02 though, as it
> > seems somewhat... formulaic.
> >
> > - Nicholas
> >
> > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:44:44 -0500, "Christine R"
> > <corporateslave@GMAIL.COM> said:
> > > I got the following message in an e-mail account I use for
> > > graduate school/job applications and professional associations.
> > > I've only had the account since September, and never shared it
> > > with anyone in APO. I haven't sent anything APO related from this
> > > account either.
> > >
> > > ===========================
> > > Hi Ms. President,
> > >
> > > I am Genevieve Tingson from the Philippines, I would like to be
> > > part of your sisterhood, unfortunately I am very far from your
> > > home base. I am 19 years old and currently taking up Hospitality
> > > Management in the Philippines. Please give me a chance to be part
> > > of your sorority. I promise to do my very best to fit ypour
> > > standards. I am a regular school girl and I want to be part of
> > > your organization because I know that you can help me.
> > >
> > > I am hoping for your immediate response. thank you so much.
> > >
> > > ===========================
> > >
> > > I have no idea how to respond to this... even though she never
> > > actually says it, I'm pretty sure she means APO. Any ideas for
> > > what I should do? Perhaps someone more familiar with ICAPO could
> > > help? I wonder what gave her the impression I'm a president.
> > >
> > > In LF&S,
> > >
> > > Christine Rossman Alpha Delta Eta (SUNY Albany) Alumni/Advisor
> > > Section 88 Staff Member of 2008 NatCon Planning Committee Life
> > > Member
> >
