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Originally posted by FSUZeta
it appears to me that if apo, an organization with a coed membership, becomes a member of the interfraternity council, made up of solely male membership, then the integrity of male only membership has been compromised and those male only fraternities won't have a leg to stand on if a woman seeks membership.this is the reason most fraternities and sororities do not have honorary big brothers or little sisters anymore. perhaps the university does not understand they are creating many potential problems. either that, or they just don't care.
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I think FSUZeta has pinned the importance of this. This is not about the 'greekness' of APO. No one has really questioned that. The issue, to me anyway, is over the single-sex status' of the other orgs on campus. If an all greek council exists, that seems like a more appropriate location for APO to be. I feel that single-sex glos need to do everything we can to maintain that right in the eyes of the federal government. If EVERY IFC fraternity represented on your campus has talked to their HQ and the IFC HQ and EVERYONE is ok with it, fine. But only if the lawyers have vetted the issue do I think that APO should be on IFC.
I don't think we should be allowing the single sex status to be hazy. IFC governs ALL MALE orgs, I really feel like APO shouldn't be there.
I know nothing about APO rules, but I think there should be consideration if this could in anyway affect single-sex status'.
eta: I would personally try to see if an arrangement could be worked out with the school to change the requirement for them to be on IFC. Greek Council should count, but maybe not.