RM
You say APO is not a cookie cutter organization, I am not sure tat I would say any organization is. APO, like any other GLO does have formally recognized traditions and symbols, I am sure (and your National Website does a very good job laying htem out.) While you stress this all encompassing commitment to diversity, not in membership but in traditions and practices, it is interesting that your National Website does not reflect that at all.
As to my question that you could not follow- I would clarify but JayBEE did address it to some end. I was wondering how is that you KNEW that all Black or predominantly Black chapters of APO and GSS did not begin to step, call etc. because they were imitating BGLO's? As JayBEE pointed out, there are some APO/GSS chapters who have been ding it for a long time and unless you were there you cannot tell me that it came from some other desire than to do what they saw other GLO's with Black people in them doing any more than I can definitively tell you it came from some such a desire.
There seem to be three issues at pay here:
the stepping thing, the acceptance thing and the animosity you personally seem to display towards BGLO's. (the last one being particularly curious since when this topic was raised last year by you, the tone was not quite as harsh and you indicated a desire to pursue membership in a BGLO.)
You have not clearly addressed the issue of the need for acceptance although it has been posed several times. Again, why the need?
Also, why the need to put so many characteristics of us "social" orgs in your service org (although social is a misnomer to me because Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a service sorority.)
You say the root of the issue is unknown to you but the issue raised has to do with stepping, strolling, etc. You call it trivial and bullcrap but that is not petty stuff and worthy of taking up the time of your or our National Officers? PUHLEAZE! Honestly, you would have to come a little better than your kids don't want to play with my kids or they don;t like our toys for me to believe this requiresthe involvemlent of anyone's NAtional HQ. This seems to be a local issue exclusive to those campuses where APO/GSS are sen as trying to represent like other BGLO's. Deal with it where it matters.
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