[9562] in APO-L
Re: All-male chapters, etc.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Sun Oct 2 22:20:02 1994
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 22:17:00 EDT
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%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
>Well, I see someone already posted the hypothetical situation I was going to
>bring up about a transfer female to a school with an all male chapter. The
>reason I thought of this is because I personally am a transfer student,
>although this school does have a co-ed chapter. (I was initiated into Theta
>Upsilon-- no, I haven't forgotten all you folks out in Cleveland!) For all
>that I am not against all male chapters wanting to stay that way, I do think
>that a situation like this needs to be considered. I know that when I
>transferred here, involvement with APO is a large part of what made me feel
>at home at this new school. I don't think it would really be fair to deny
>participation to someone who has already been initiated.
This is nowhere close to Hypothetical. I personally know of two cases...
While I was an active brother at Kappa (Carnegie-Mellon) one of our brothers
(female) graduated and went to Duquesne for graduate work. Duquesne does allow
Graduate students as members, but all concerned knew the situation well enough
that she didn't even try to submit a transfer form.
Currently one of the brother over on APOSOC-L is transfering (as an
undergrad) from U of ND to Drexel and she will submit a transfer application
for a vote. (Last I heard)
All chapters have the right to vote on any transfer brother. Although I have
been told that admitting a female transfer brother does not make an all-male
chapter co-ed for the purposes of rush, I still think that not giving
these chapters a choice violates the spirit of the '76 agreement.
Also, there is a sufficient variety of chapters that just becuase one
chapter voted to make John Doe a brother of JKL chapter, he may not be viewed
as appropriate to be a brother of MNO chapter.
YiLFS
Randy Finder
Sect 84(MD&DC) Vice Chair
naraht@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
