[17918] in APO-L
Re: Open Membership Apology
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Donald \"Big Daddy\" Sparks)
Thu Dec 11 15:24:38 1997
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 15:22:14 -0400
Reply-To: dspa0239@ACC.FAU.EDU
From: "Donald \"Big Daddy\" Sparks" <dspa0239@ACC.FAU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <01IR1W3AB16A9H1J29@ACC.FAU.EDU>
should = must?
On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, John R Hall wrote:
> Bill Rugh wrote
> "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."
>
> Bill is WRONG
>
> In addition to the APO articles of membership III, 1. "open to all students",
> the policy statement on membership: 3. Other policies state:
> " 2.Because all people have the potential to be of service and to be
> leaders and friends, active membership is open to all students and
> should represent a cross section of the student body. Chapters have
> the right to determine their own membership. Active membership
> shall be granted only within the context of the National Bylaws, the
> Standard Chapter Articles of Association, and the rules and
> regulations of the school involved"
>
> Again Bill, please know your facts prior to posting. Membership must be
> granted within the context of the National Bylaws and other than chapters who
> have stayed all male prior to the '76 convention, new chapters must represent
> a cross section of their campus.
>
