[15438] in APO-L
Re: Promises
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Yusef Albader)
Mon Nov 11 00:39:24 1996
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 00:15:25 -0500
Reply-To: Yusef Albader <darkjedi@TIAC.NET>
From: Yusef Albader <darkjedi@TIAC.NET>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
At 05:41 PM 11/9/96 -0800, you wrote:
>I find it difficult to understand why we are talking about a *promise* we
>made to the all-male chapters. WE did not make that promise,
yes we did, we the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega, through our nationals
delegates at the 1976 convention promised all male chapters that wished to
remain so, that we would leave them alone. It was NOT only the delegates at
the 76 convention that made that promise, but through them a fraternity as a
whole. I honestly dont see how we can break our promise to those chapters,
and still claim that we are a fraternity that holds the concepts of truth,
honor, and dignity dear to us.
>or at least
>not the vast majority of us - the delegates and officials at the 1976
>convention did. We may choose to uphold their decision; but if we don't,
>we are in no way breaking OUR word. APO is a students' organization; our
>leadership changes continuously. The promises we make and the programs
>we run are maintained not by the force of our word, but by the brothers
>coming after us who share our point of view. We cannot hold future
>brothers to our promise. We can only try to do what is right, and hope
>that in trying likewise they come to the same decisions.
>
Using your logic, the United States Government can turn around and tell us
the people that hey, why should they keep a promise to us, made by a bunch
of people 220 years ago who are all dead, suspend the constitution and
proceed to do whatever the heck they want. A promise is a promise, to be
kept for all time, not to be broken whenever the certain members in the
fraternity feel that it suits their purposes to break this promise.
>I must add that there *are* some promises we have made as a fraternity
>that we have not broken, and cannot break, while we remain true
>brothers. They are the core of APO beliefs... things which have not
>changed from our founding... our commitment to LFS, for example.
If we break this promise, what stops us from breaking others?
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