[17904] in APO-L
Re: Open Membership Apology
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William B. Rugh)
Tue Dec 9 23:59:08 1997
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 23:51:12 -0500
Reply-To: "William B. Rugh" <wbrugh@BRIGHT.NET>
From: "William B. Rugh" <wbrugh@BRIGHT.NET>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
-----Original Message-----
From: John R Hall [SMTP:Jrhmdtraum@AOL.COM]
Sent: Monday, 08 December, 1997 21:38
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L
Subject: Re: Open Membership Apology
Actually the '73 convention stated that all "new" chapters had to be coed
(if
the campus was coed). It is thus illegal to have an all male chapter
(other
than the ones who have stayed ACTIVE that were all male prior to '73.
John,
You have admitted that there was a typo "73" was supposded to be "76."
Even then you are wrong. I was at the 1976 National Convention as a
Member of the National Board. What the Convention passed (and I have
repeatedly posted it here in APO-L for those interested in our true
history), and printed in the official Fraternity's report to the
Fraternity, was:
"Nothing in the National By-Laws or Articles of Incorporation shall be
construed to require any chapter to accept any student as a pledge or
active member of its chapter."
In other words, the 1976 Convention adopted a "local option" as far as
co-education went. So, under that Convention action (which has never been
modified by a Convention) any chapter can be all-male, or even, all female.
Note the phrases "any chapter" and "any student."
Let's discuss this issue on the basis of what actually happned; rather than
one or more versions of this APO-L myth. If people want to change the
policy, fine; but let's not create false history to bolster arguments.
PS: The 1976 Convention was not the Convention that admitted women into
APO. That was done in 1974 (but as Affiliates, not Actives).
Bill Rugh
