[17764] in APO-L
Re: A-Phi-Q chapters- 2 questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bret Webster)
Mon Nov 24 12:56:16 1997
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 17:54:54 GMT
Reply-To: Bret Webster <webster@BOISDARC.TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU>
From: Bret Webster <webster@BOISDARC.TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Don
Since there was no attack intended ... I take great offense at for you
making the acquasations in public. I will from this point on keep my
comments and questions to myself. This list is obviously not the place for
a brother to further his knowledge of a fraternity which he is very proud of.
Bret Webster
At 11:13 PM 11/23/97 -0400, Donald \"Big Daddy\" Sparks wrote:
>On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Bret Webster wrote:
>
>> Hello brothers,
>> I just have a couple of questions for my own couriosity.
>>
>> 1. Is it not against our national by-laws to have rituals not prescribed by
>> the national by-laws ????
>
>bret why don't you be more productive and quit trying to attack your
>fellow brothers, although the attempted set up showed inteligence it did
>not show very much brotherhood.
>
>The rituals performed by chapters can very to a great degree. Dress,
>Location, Time and many other variables are left up to the chapter.
>
>>
>> 2. Why do Q chapters feel a necessity to differientiate themselves by
>> calling it A-phi-Q ????
>
>It's called pride...
>For example, I am proud to be from a Co-ed chapter of a Co-ed Fraternity
>that allows diversity to prosper.
>I enjoy our differnces and love our similarities.
>
>Thanks
>Don "Big Daddy" Sparks
>ADL Chapter
>
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any insight you can share.
>>
>> In LFS
>> Bret Webster
>> Beta Delta
>>
>> At-L
>> >>
>> >> On Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997, Jeremy Licata wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Why do the A-Phi-Q chapters consider themselves a distinct part of
the frat-
>> >> >ernity?
>> >>
>> >> That's a VERY good question, Jeremy, and I have an answer. Because IMHO,
>> it is because we have traditions, rituals, and events (and even service
>> projects to some extent) unique to the mainstream of Alpha Phi Omega. We
>> are proud of who we are, we just express ourselves a little differently than
>> the norm. Yes, we do tend to hold the all-male tradition near and dear, but
>> frankly, we like it that way. We hold the fact that we was founded by the
>> Boy Scouts very sacred. We don't reveal all the details about our
>> fraternity. We like to keep some stuff "secret". We do mention that we are
>> co-ed, and we are not ashamed of that, but the chapters do not wish to
>> become co-ed because Black campus culture dictates that fraternities are for
>> men and sororities are for women, period, end of discussion. Only 2 A-Phi-Q
>> chapters are co-ed (Alpha Epsilon--Louisiana State and Chi Upsilon--Dillard
>> U., Dillard being co-ed by accident).
>> >>
>>
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