Skeet Skeet!!!
I have to say young men should not get upset about women in the fraternity, And I agree with Nupe4Life as well. I do believe in the purpose of all male
chapters however. And there is an effect in the membership of all male
chapters.
I was told of a Sectional Conference at Dillard in which Lucius Young spoke. He was cornered with the same question. How does he feel about women in the fraternity. He stated that he doesn't have a problem with women in the fraternity, but he also believes that they (
coed chapters) should remain separate from the all male
chapters.
Why? is this. It is because all male
chapters would like to remain all male. And they are teaching the initial purpose of the fraternity. The history today has been bleached and is spoken with out the inspiration it once had in telling the fraternal purpose of Alpha Phi Omega. The older history moves you to the point to where you genuinely know that this organization's initial purpose was blessed by the spirit of the Lord.
This is how I feel.
So, if a female is in Alpha Phi Omega, fine. It doesn't move me away from attempting to continue what Frank Reed Horton dreamed of. And if she would like to do some service, let's go knock it out. I'll see you at conferences and conventions.
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JayBEE!
Ay-Phi-Que!
Alpha Alpha Lambda Chapter
Alcorn State Unversity
Fall, October 18th 1980
President, Brothers of the Rising Sun, Atlanta Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega
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