[17756] in APO-L
transition timing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason Ross)
Mon Nov 24 09:32:53 1997
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 08:23:36 -0600
Reply-To: Jason Ross <jross@MIDAS.MILLCOMM.COM>
From: Jason Ross <jross@MIDAS.MILLCOMM.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
I've been trying to avoid adding anything to the coed debate, but I
just can't hold out any longer. I hear a lot about people not wanting
to be told what to do from above. I almost agree with that, but since
the power in the fraternity rests in the hands of the actives, it's
really being told what to do from the side. But anyway, the whole
idea of being forced to do something is bad.
When I was attending Rose-Hulman Inst of Tech, it was an all male
institution. That is not the reason _I_ went there, but I do know
some fellow students who named that as one of their deciding factors
to attend that school. When the board of directors decided to make
the school coed, the timed things so that the change would take place
4 years after the decision was made. That way, anyone who was
currently at the school and would not be there when it went coed
(assuming they weren't o nthe 5 or 6 year plan).
I've read a few people say things about wanting to make all chapters
coed immediately. Why not think about making all chapters coed 6
years from now. That way, there probably won't be anyone who is
currently a brother in an all male chapter who will still be there
when the first females start coming in. Granted, people can still get
upset on the principle and even though they won't be directly affectd,
they may decide to turn in their letters anyway. It's not a cure all
for the problem, just a possibility to make it easier.
Jason
