[15482] in APO-L
Re: Alternatives
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe Del Collo)
Tue Nov 12 08:28:57 1996
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:26:58 -0500
Reply-To: Joe Del Collo <joedc@CLEMSON.EDU>
From: Joe Del Collo <joedc@CLEMSON.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199611121231.HAA19561@CLEMSON.EDU>
> I have seen several posts about how female students at schools
with
>all-male chapters of APO are being hurt. I can not speak for all the
>chapters, but here at Drexel Gamma Sigma Sigma provides that
oppurtunity.
>I have heard alot of remarks about Gamma Sig on this list also and
was
>hoping that a member of that organization would respond (seeing that
there
>are brothers of APO that are also members of Gamma Sig). I find it
>insulting to automatically assume that APO is better than Gamma Sig.
On
>our campus they have at times had a quite superior service program and
have
>been able to independently run their own activities. Both
organizations
>and members have benefited greatly from our relationship, and by
having
>non-competing membership recruitment programs we have been able to
preserve
>this relationship.
I would agree completely. Clemson U's Gamma Sig chapter is very strong.
They are quite a large (I think around 100 members) group. We had
excellent results in doing a group rush drop in together this semester,
and usually try to have close relations. (open invites for crush
parties, help each other with major projects)
If Gamma Lambda would be forced to become co-ed this positive
relationship would change, as we would be competing against the Gamma
Sig's for members.
>The sole power to govern this fraternity resides in today's active
>chapters. And, as it states in the pledge maual, "The supreme
authority of
>Alpha Phi Omega is the National Convention, held in even-numbered
years."
><bold><underline>The fraternity is about what is happening now, not
what happened twenty
>years ago.</underline></bold> <bold><underline>An agreement made 20
years ago is irrelevant to a discussion of
>what is best for the fraternity now.</underline></bold>
Brother David I have to completely disagree with you. The past
actions/resolutions/agreements of the fraternity are a vital part of
the history of APO. To me these actions are as important as the story
of our founding. The past decisions tell us where APO came from, such a
thing is relevant if we wanna know where we are going. The National
Convention has supreme power, but such power should not be used to
break the fraternities previous commitments to its membership.
Joseph J. Del Collo
Gamma Lambda
"Act or be acted upon" - Stephen R. Covey
