[18041] in APO-L
Re: A-Phi-O/Gamma-Sig bond
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Mon Jan 5 17:00:05 1998
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 16:56:51 -0400
Reply-To: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
From: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199801050027.TAA26475@beryllium.club.cc.cmu.edu>
On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Jason Jones wrote:
> Brothers, an interesting request has been brought to me:
>
> A sister of Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority, Inc. has left a
> message in our National webpage guestbook (www.apo.org) wondering if Alpha Phi
> Omega would be interested in forming a brother/sister alliance with Gamma Sigma
> Sigma Sorority. From my understanding, the two organizations will be constitu-
> tionally bound. In essence, Alpha Phi Omega will support all of Gamma Sigma Sigma
> Sigma's service projects and endeavors and vice versa. Despite the fact that borh
> both organizations are technically co-ed, the gender ratios in our organizations
> IMHO should be of no consequence. IMHO, this is basically a reciprocal support
> agreement between service organizations and should be seen as such ONLY.
There are a number of examples of brother/sister relationships among
greek letter organizations. The strongest of these, IMHO, is the Zeta Phi
Beta & Phi Beta Sigma relationship which among other things requires that
if one exists at a campus they will go out of their way to try to bring
the other on campus. There are a number of other weaker ties including
those between honoraries which established strong ties with their gender
equivalents to reduce the effect of the Title IX result. These include
the relationship between Delta Omicron and Phi Mu Alpha-Symphonia(I think
the female is Phi Mu Alpha, it may be Sigma Alpha Iota)
> Remember, to some extent Alpha Phi Omega helped Gamma Sigma Sigma get started.
> I am strongly considering sending a proposal to the '98 Convention Committee
> provided that by consensus, the Gamma Sigs are likely to support this bond.
The degree to which Alpha Phi Omega helped GSS get started is relatively
small, only one of the original 8 founding groups had APO support on
their campus (Drexel), though that is the one from which the name GSS is
taken, I believe. A much stronger argument for affiliating with a group
that was helped to start by APO is Omega Phi Alpha.
However in the case of both GSS and OPA active chapters having no APO
chapter or a co-ed APO chapter on campus with them is more common than
having an all-male chapter.
Here is my list of the service sororities on the campuses that APO has
all-male chapters. For these purposes the NPHC (Nationally Historically
Black) Sororities are not being counted. NIA means I couldn't get the
information. (And I'd like to get information on these)
Sorority on campus
Region I:
U of Maine (Orono) - Sigma Xi (94) Gamma Sigma Sigma
U of Maine (Machias) - Psi Delta (94) Kappa Alpha Kappa (local)
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Region II:
Drexel U. - Zeta Theta (92) Gamma Sigma Sigma
U of Delaware - Zeta Sigma (92) Gamma Sigma Sigma
Ursinus College - Lambda Upsilon (92)(Suspended) Alpha Sigma Nu (local)
(Also has local Service
Frat)
Albright College - Mu Eta (92) NIA
Moravian College - Nu Lambda (91) Sigma Tau Sigma(local)
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Region III:
Morgan State U. - Mu Gamma (84) None
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Region IV:
Auburn U. - Delta (69) Omega Phi Alpha
Samford U. - Gamma Chi (69) NIA
Florida A&M U. - Kappa Delta (74) None
The Citadel - Kappa Tau (77) (Formerly Male School) No Sororities
Carson Newman - Xi Sigma (68) NIA
Tuskegee U. - Pi Zeta (69) NIA
Savannah State U. - Rho Epsilon (72) NIA
Tennessee Tech. - Tau Epsilon (70) Omega Phi Alpha (nat
HQ)
Fort Valley State U. - Phi Zeta (72) NIA
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Region V:
Duquesne U. - Pi Chi (62) Gamma Sigma Sigma
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Region VI:
Wabash College - Delta Omicron (52) (Male Only School) No Sororities
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Region VII:
Hardin- Simmons U. - Eta Chi (40) NIA
Texas Wesleyan U.. - Xi Nu (41) NIA
Prarie View A&M U. - Sigma Pi (44) Gamma Sigma Sigma
Texas Southern U. - Tau Zeta (44) NIA
Grambling State U. - Chi Nu (45) Gamma Sigma Sigma
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Region VIII:
None.
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Region IX:
U. of Minn. @ Duluth - Nu Mu (23) Gamma Sigma Sigma
St. Mary's College of Minn. - Sigma Theta (23) NIA
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Region X:
None.
Randy Finder
>
> BTW, if you would like to read the original post, it is in the December '97
> Guest Book at the National homepage (www.apo.org). Her name is Kim Sainson and
> her e-mail address is sainson@udel.edu. She may be subscribing to APO-L to read
> the posts, so show her love.
>
> If you are skeptical about the APO/GSS bond being strong, please visit the
> AyPhiQue/Gamma-Sig website at members.tripod.com/~APQGSS/ or feel free to drop
> an e-mail at AyphiqueGammaSig@hotmail.com
>
> I just thought I had to pass this on to you.
>
> I'm Out *Skeet Skeet*
> Jason Jones aka Jumpy
> BESA since 1982
> A-Phi-O since 1992
> Efil4rebmem since 1997
> Brothers of the Rising Sun!!
>
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