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Originally Posted by Empress0105
um, what does this mean???
isolate? no brother, i stated my opinion on an issue posted in MY sorority's section of this site. you can ask me any day of the week and my mind will stay this way on this issue, regardless of which family (191946 or 2552) i am talking about.....
it's funny how you mention the support we've gtten from you, trust me we are thankful and grateful....but where was everyone when there were APO chicks threatening me and my LSs? when they came to our informational in letters to tell us we would fail? when they came to MY probate and disrepceted us? when they tell people not to rush GSS and slander us in thier recruitment tactics? no...your statement comes across as an indirect stfu kind of statement, and frankly, I don't appreciate it. you talk about alpha eta, then you have to also mention zeta phi....did you also support those members while they did those actions? i have heard similar stories from hbcu chapters of gss.....are we all rude for noticing that co-ed apo chapters in our world (that of hbcus) seem to especially like to diss us?
i never said that this directly affects us...what i did say was it eventually will affect us........i say this because i have DIRECTLY seen what female members of alpha phi omega do and say to gamma sig sisters. i also have seen directly thourgh my 191946 affiliation how many schools, weary of anything with greek letters, when given the option to charter or be home to two similar orgs, will usually choose the larger or more aggressive of the two.
i think we are either being too polite on this forum, or we as a whole are just simply in denial or are treating this issue like the elephant in the room.....no, i don't care how many women, men or shims are in alpha phi omega, but i DO think that MY sorority needs to take a look at how this could potentially affect us.
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Where was I?
Where were you when Vikings disrespect women in APO?
Where were you when female brothers are told not to wear letters on Viking campuses?
Where were you when Attractive (APO GC member) was assaulted by a Vike?
Where were you when Vikes tried to undermine Zeta Phi before it even came back?
I cannot be in all places at once and nor can you. I cannot be held responsible for what girls in Zeta Phi may have done to you and your chapter. All I can suggest is that you complain to the appropriate people about it, as I would.
I can tell you with absolute conviction that I instructed all rechartering members of Zeta Phi to respect Gamma Sigma Sigma. If any of them chose a path other than respect and collaboration after that point, it is because I was not their advisor and no longer their sponsor. I don't believe in apologizing on behalf of others, but if it indeed happened, then it should have been addressed by the appropriate people.
But the REAL root of the issue is NOT women in APO -- and I find it really and truly sad that you don't see that. If you need me to spell it out, here it is:
The real problem is men of Alpha Phi Omega who do not treat women of Alpha Phi Omega with the same respect that they treat women of Gamma Sigma Sigma.
For as often as I have heard of disrespectful APO women, I have heard of the same of GSS. I wish both sides would see that they are being PLAYED by insecure men who don't respect the equality of Brotherhood or the distinct identity of a completely separate organization. It is those men who need the stern talking-to -- if they get it together, then GSS women would not feel the need to be defensive (yes, defensive) around women of APO, and women of APO would not feel the need to be on the attack (yes, attack).
I have seen it both. It sucks.
As I said, Alpha Phi Omega is handling things on our end. You know how to reach me if ever you find a need for a gap to be bridged at Howard University between our organizations.