[15451] in APO-L
Re: Grad Brothers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MINDI ANN SEIDEL)
Mon Nov 11 12:11:55 1996
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 11:46:44 -0500
Reply-To: MINDI ANN SEIDEL <mas700g@MAIL.ODU.EDU>
From: MINDI ANN SEIDEL <mas700g@MAIL.ODU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199611102249.RAA25592@tahiti.cc.odu.edu>
I have to agree with REV as well
I am a grad student and Voting Delegate ... and Henry's chapter (my
undergrad chapter) had a grad student as Voting Delegate at the Boston
1992 COnvention
I love ya Henry, but REV is right
Mindi
On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, Richard Edward Vehlow wrote:
> Aside from the current all-male/co-ed debate, I would like to spin off on
> another topic if I may. There was an amendment proposed by Henry Marx of
> U maryland. I forget what the actual wording was, but what stands out in my
> mind is a phrase he used in the rationale: "We are a fraternity of under-
> graduates." As a grad student myself, and seeing at least 6 grad students in
> my chapter, one of whom is pledging, I must disagree. We are a fraternity of
> COLLEGE students. grad students are a minority of the active population, but
> we still do exist and are a valuable asset in our chapters. Whereas the male-
> female debate evokes emotion among many people on who is a brother and what
> is a fraternity, the presence or lack of a BS/BA degree on somebody's wall
> does not in any way, shape or form alter the meaning of brother or
> fraternity,
> regardless of what side of the fence you are on in the current gender debate.
>
> Believe it or not, though I submitted a lot of amendments this year, I have
> ideas for others that now must wait til '98, and this is oneof them. Unless
> there is a specific school policy against grad students in student
> activities,
> I think that grad students may be as active as undergrads if they elect to be
> so, and I am considering writing legislation in 2 years to protect that
> right.
>
> -Richard E "REV" Vehlow EZ chapter RPI
>
