[11967] in APO-L
APO vs. APhiO vs. APhiQ
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fuzz)
Wed Apr 19 11:19:32 1995
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 10:18:20 CDT
Reply-To: Fuzz <rhochste@UTSI.EDU>
From: Fuzz <rhochste@UTSI.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
And I told myself I was going to stay out of this one. But when
brother Malcom Gage <mgage@SUN.CIS.SMU.EDU> said that technically it
should be APhiQ ... "refer to your greek alphabet which we all have
HAD to learn". (First off not everyone in Alpha Phi Omega _had_ to
learn the greek alphabet.) Not being able to pass up the temptation I
dug up my pledge manual and took a look. I'm a Fall '90 pledge so my
manual is the one in use between the Denver and St. Louis Conventions.
According to the transliteration guide on what was then page 37
Alpha => A Phi => Ph Omega => O
Which I guess would make the "transliterated" abbreviation "APhO",
which interestingly enough is what Tau Lambda (my home chapter)
jokingly referred to ourselves as sometimes.
My personal take on this whole business is use whatever you want,
realize that others may use something else, and learn to respect and
enjoy each others differences. Isn't that what diversity is all
about?
While flipping through my old pledge manual I discovered a couple of
things I found shocking. Although the national fraternity
publications are fairly consistent on using APO as its abbrevation of
choice once in the "Scouting Relationship" section and once in the "A
Foundation in Service" section, the abbreviation A Phi O was used
instead. It was also used in one very interesting place. I'm not
sure this is in the newer pledge manuals anymore so I'm going to type
the text of this letter into this mesage, please bare with me if
you've made it this far already....
Christmas Eve 1970
The principles of Alpha Phi Omega have been vital to the well
being of all mankind for centuries. Our Brotherhood has brought to
college and university campuses both large and small, all across our
nation the important programs of friendship, leadership and service.
A-Phi-O has given hope, courage and faith to men of good will as they
have implanted a dynamic program of helpfulness to all in days of
turmoil and strife. We will keep the faith and ever hold high the
torch of our fraternity in the challenging years that are ahead.
"There will always be an A-Phi-O--
and our fraternity shall be free--
if our great brotherhood means as much to You--
as A-Phi-O has meant to me."
For God, yourself, America and the World --
Carry On!
H. Roe Bartle
....so to everyone like myself who is tired of having to
defend/explain why you use APhiO and not APO or APhiQ to abbreviate
the name of our great fraternity, just tell 'em
"It's what the Chief used!"
In Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
Reuben "Fuzz" Hochstedler
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