[15481] in APO-L
Re: Promises and other things...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (The Italian Stallion)
Tue Nov 12 02:14:43 1996
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 01:12:36 -0600
Reply-To: The Italian Stallion <librimd@MAIL.AUBURN.EDU>
From: The Italian Stallion <librimd@MAIL.AUBURN.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199611120309.VAA17385@ducserv.mail.auburn.edu>
Thank you Mr. Echlov for such an eloquent and well put together piece.
It's good to see the gentlemen's code of conduct may still exist in the world
("gentlemen" of course used in the same neutral text as the word "men" in
the toast song).
:::::::::::Now, on with the rebuttal::::::::::::
> 1. Such a change opens up Alpha Phi Omega to a segment of the student
> population that did not have the opportunity before.
How so? The service sorority provides them with this opportunity.
> 2. Some of these students may bring new ideas/energy to the chapter that
> will be beneficial.
So can little sisters.
> 3. Some of them may turn out to be better leaders than the ones that
> preceded them.
Some of them may turn out to be worse.
> 4. It would be likely that a percentage of those brothers that do quit will
> later return. One chapter that went from all-male to co-ed lost half the
> chapter due to hard feelings and "politics". Within two semesters nearly
> all had returned to active status, and most of the ones that didn't had
> graduated in the interim. The ones who returned did so "to a man" for the
> same reason: They missed the brotherhood, camraderie, and opportunities to
> do service. They all found these still existed just as strongly in their
> "changed" chapter.
Why risk it though?
> 1. If you believe, as I do, that our word is our bond, then let the
> all-male chapters determine for themselves what status they wish to be.
Thank you.
-Delta 1159
Mark Librizzi
