[15484] in APO-L
Re: "Itallion Stallion" (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michele Costabile Doney)
Tue Nov 12 10:18:47 1996
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:16:43 -0500
Reply-To: Michele Costabile Doney <costabil@PILOT.MSU.EDU>
From: Michele Costabile Doney <costabil@PILOT.MSU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
> > I find that terminology to be somewhat, no, not somewhat, but
> > VERY diminutive.
> Well, none of the little sisters do. They're proud of it, in fact.
Would they not be MORE proud to be full members? And by the definition of the
word, "little" anything IS diminutive.
> No.......they organize their own projects, help with the pledge class
> (each pledge has a Big Sis that keeps her identity a secret until he
> initiates), and assist brothers in daily workings within the chapter
> (running the BX, organizing formals, etc...)
Sounds like they do what the brothers do-- so why not just make them brothers?
THey have obviously proven to you that they make a valuable contribution to
the organization.
> You aren't making sense. I've told you that our little sisters are
> invaluable to this chapter; why do you want to make it sound like their
> little nothings?
Why do YOU make it sound like they're little nothings? Or do you want to take
advantage of all the work they do without letting them have the status of
equal members?
> We have NEVER, I repeat NEVER turned ANYONE away that was willing to
> serve. Just because we don't make them brothers doesn't mean we think
> less of them.
Well, yes it does, actually. What other reason could there possibly be?
Either they're equals or they're not equals. It's that simple.
> You don't think sex (which is what this subject is about), race (which
> has nothing to do with this subject, we are NOT racists)
If you are unable to see the parallell, then that's probably what's causing the
problem. It's bad to exclude people on the basis of race, but perfectly fine
to do it on the basis of gender? Is that what you're saying?
--
Michele Costabile Doney
costabil@pilot.msu.edu
"Gecko... wasn't he the REALLY quiet Marx brother?" --CH
