[9560] in APO-L
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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (shad cook)
Sun Oct 2 21:29:21 1994
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 20:26:17 -0500
Reply-To: shad cook <scook@D.UMN.EDU>
From: shad cook <scook@D.UMN.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199410010749.CAA17800@ub.d.umn.edu>
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> > QUESTION: Of the all-male chapters out there, WHY do you choose
> > to stay all-male (aside from the "it's tradition" answer)?
> >
> Well, I am a member of Lambda Lambda which has been all-male as long as
> I've been in (2 years, I guess). I know the idea of going co-ed has been
> kicked around, but it was rejected. Why? Here at Ship, we have a
> sorority by the name of Gamma Sigma Sigma. We think that if APO went
> co-ed, we would suck up (pardon the pun) all of their membership, hence
> destroying a fellow service organization, which we don't want to do. I
> think that just about sums up our reasons.
>
> Mike.
> LL, Ship
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***That is our main reason here at U OF MN-Duluth as well. We brought up
the subject with GSS and the majority said they would quit GSS and become
members of APO. Is that fair to GSS, no. That takes away from an
organization that rivals us in commitment of service not to mention
hours. we each put in over 1200 hours a quarter. We don't want to see
it decline.
Shad
