[Senusret I]

In many ways, I was lucky to have pledged Alpha Phi Omega at Georgetown University. We did not have a traditional Greek system, so pretty much every organization was treated equally.

Our chapter is the proud home of the Alpha Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Fraternity (and Sorority). . .two business fraternities. . .several NPHC organizations. . .a few Latino orgs, as well as Alpha Phi Omega. While we all have different purposes and programs, I think we have a healthy respect for each other. I mean, the community is so small, we try to respect one another.

I feel your plight, sairose, because not every chapter of Alpha Phi Omega is as lucky as mine. Because the APO experience is so diverse, other Greeks don't always understand that some chapters are highly social, and some are not; that some chapters have strict pledging, and others do not; that some chapters step and stroll, and other don't. . . .

I guess what I'd like to say is that it doesn't matter what other people think of what and who your organization is as long as you stick to its principles the best way you know how. You know what SAI is all about, and I know what APO is all about. It is not up to anyone else to tell us how we should behave as members.