[15282] in APO-L
Re: As an Eagle must fly, so must we.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jodie Kahn)
Wed Nov 6 13:36:05 1996
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 13:33:27 -0500
Reply-To: Jodie Kahn <jodie@WALRUS.COM>
From: Jodie Kahn <jodie@WALRUS.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199611061803.NAA12311@walrus1.walrus.com>
> I'm not going to debate whether we would have lasted as long if we were
> still all male. But I want to thank Lee and the others who have shown
> that it is time to stop openly violating our national by-laws and have
> all chapters become co-ed. The all-male chapters are in direct violation
> of the national by-laws that say we are open to any student on campus, the
> agreement in '76 has lasted 20 years and it's time to end it.
How are all male chapters in violation of our national by-laws? Many of
these chapters have affiliations with Gamma Sig Sig and O Phi A for
female brothers. The traditions and practices of many of these chapters
would be seriously hurt if the chapter went co-ed in fact, IMHO I think
that many of the chapters would fold or lose alumni support. Would you
rather have strong all male chapters or no chapters at all at many of
these schools.
As a brother and as a female I have no problem with all-male chapters.
They treat me like a BROTHER, not just a member. They respect that I
have gone through the pledge program and was initiated by my chapter in
the fraternity as a whole. Why can't people let the 20 or so chapters
exitst all male. In diversity, there is unity.
Many chapters run all male. How would chapters exist if nationals kept
telling you what you should and couldn't do. Who should be in the
fraternity and how the chapter should be run and should be included.
Would APO be the same place if all chapters were the same and needed to
have the same demograpics?
> Also, and
> more importantly, it is a blatant sexual discrimination case, that would
> stand less than the proverbial snowballs chance in hell if a female was
> preventing from becoming a member because of her sex.
Would it be discrimination if I tried to pledge Delta Tau Delta or AE
Phi fraternity. It is only discrimination if the school is forcing them
to go co-ed. If this were true, then all fraternities and sororities could
be sued for being single sex.
Please feel free to repond publically or flame me privately.
Jodie Kahn
Delta Kappa Alumni
Emory University
Section 97 Staff
President, Metro New York Alumni Association
