[13025] in APO-L
Re: Authenticating Brothers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cindy Strawbridge)
Thu Oct 19 10:25:37 1995
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 10:16:36 EST
Reply-To: Cindy Strawbridge <CSTRAWBRIDGE@YSI.COM>
From: Cindy Strawbridge <CSTRAWBRIDGE@YSI.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
> From: Jason Jones <jjones@CAPITAL.EDU>
> I have a question. If someone approaches you and identifies themselves
> as brothers of Alpha Phi Omega (even wearing 'nalia), but you have that feeling
> that he/she is not an authentic brother (lacking a great deal of knowledge on
> the ideas and "secrecy" of the Fraternity), is there some sort of oral "combi-
> nation lock" or authenticity test that can be used.
Ask them something or say something about the fraternity that makes
absolutely no sense. If they pretend that they know what you said,
they're fake... if they look at you funny, they're authentic (unless
people usually look at you funny...then you may have a
problem...*that was meant as a joke, maybe its just me who is always
getting funny looks ;)* )
I read that this is also what you should do when you want to make
sure that a salesperson knows what s/he is talking about (especially
computer people)...
Good luck!!!
Cindy
