[9606] in APO-L
Re: Well, I tried...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Antoinette N. Roth)
Mon Oct 3 20:34:39 1994
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 20:32:41 -0400
Reply-To: "Antoinette N. Roth" <aroth@LIBERTY.UC.WLU.EDU>
From: "Antoinette N. Roth" <aroth@LIBERTY.UC.WLU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
On Mon, 3 Oct 1994, Jeremy J. Gagliardi wrote:
>
> It seems, however, that the 2 sides are still hell-bent on
> staying that way until the bitter end, no matter what is said.
>
> I hate to be saying all of this, but it seems like nobody is
> willing to seek a compromise. Why?
>
> It seems to me that some of you are unwilling to agree on a
> compromise situation, and because of that, all of us may be
> faced, once again, with an unpleasant decision.
>
I really hate posting on these subjects that everyone just keeps
repeating the same things over and over, but I felt the urge to put in my
$0.02 this time - don't ask me why...
I completely agree with Jeremy, seeing the third verse as the best
compromise for the reasons he noted in previous posts. As for all-male
chapters who amongst themselves may not want to sing "brothers and
sisters"(or is it men and women, I can't remember off-hand - silly me) or
other chapters who happen to think it is "corny," is in not possible that
these chapters NOT sing the third verse in their meetings, ceremonies,
etc. But that it SHOULD definitely at least be learned so at
conventions, everyone can sing together, when both men and women are
present as well as those that are PC-sensitive.
I believe this idea of "gee, each individual chapter probably
won't sing the third verse if they, as a chapter, don't like it too much,
even if it is OFFICIALLY added" was brought up last year when this topic
was being discussed. I hadn't seen it mentioned yet, recently - maybe I
missed it. If it was - I'm sorry for wasting your time reading nothing new.
Anyway, I do agree most with the third verse as the best option
because it allows for the most flexibility between individual chapters.
Thanks for putting up with me adding to this over-hashed debate...
YILFS,
TONI :)
