[17683] in APO-L
Re: APO discrimination
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kathy Habel)
Thu Nov 20 16:26:54 1997
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 16:25:01 -0500
Reply-To: Kathy Habel <kathy@FALSTAFF.ENGLISH.CUP.EDU>
From: Kathy Habel <kathy@FALSTAFF.ENGLISH.CUP.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199711201659.LAA10860@falstaff.english.cup.edu>
On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, High Lord of Chaos wrote:
> One part of the chapter being allowed to choose it's own membership
> confuses me since new chapters must be co-ed if based at a co-ed campus.
> Why don't new chapters get the right to choose to be single-sexed if
> they choose too? And that also applies to rechartering groups of
> formerly all male chapters. And isn't there something in the National
> By-Laws that says chapters can't discriminate against someone based on sex,
> race, etc?
You have answered your own question here. The reason why new and
re-chartered chapters are co-ed is because the National Membership
Policies states that "active membership is open to all students" This is
a policy that does not apply to the All Male Chapters. Chapters who were
chartered before 1976 and remained active were given the choice of
remaining All Male or becoming Co-Ed. If they choose to remain All
Male, then they are considered "Grandfathered" and are not required to
conform to the "new" Membership Policy. Any chapters chartered or
re-chartered after 1976 has to follow the "new" Membership Policy of
having open membership.
As far as "The chapter may determine..." is concered, this relates to the
fact that chapters are not required to admit everyone that pledges or asks
for a transfer of membership. Also, The National Office does not need to
approve a pledge before they are admitted to active membership.
> I believe that it's time for chapters to stop hiding behind the Resolution
> of 1976 (aka the Grandfather Clause) to discriminate against half of
> their student body. The fraternity as a whole can only benefit from
> having all students at all US colleges and universities be allowed to
> join APhiO if they choose to do so. And no Brother should be denied
> active membership at any chapter based solely on gender.
I think it would do more harm than good to force a chapter to go Co-Ed.
As several represantives from All Male chapters have stated, they will
turn in their letters before their chapter becomes Co-Ed. Do we want to
alienate our Brothers in this manner? Can you assure me that the Co-Ed
chapter that takes its place will be a stronger chapter?
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