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Originally posted by notorious4it
If I'm wrong correct me but the family is a way of preserving the relationship between our founders and Alpha Phi Omega so I dont understand why so any APO discredit the relationship it should be an honor to know that those before you were influential in the creation of the wonderful sorority.
Notorious
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That's what we'd like to think with your above statement, but unfortunately the reality is that many Alpha Phi Omega members don't understand, know about, or care about the relationship between our sorority and their fraternity. And you know what, I can even say that with our OWN sisters...some of them don't know what the deal is and are not trying to know as well.
Which is why I am saying, this needs to be on paper, documented that the relationship is indeed there. I don't know about you soror, but when I was pledging, this is what I was taught. Not only did I learn about the 25/52 family, but I also learned about the history of the fraternity overall (basic info, not anything else). And this is why 25/52 continues. We teach it to new members and it spreads, however what's missing is not having it OFFICIALLY on paper somewhere. It's oral history and that's not "valid" if you feel what I'm saying. The story is there, most people in both orgs know about it, but the validity is not there.
Now it got me to thinking too, none of the D9 orgs (with the exception of the Blue and White) officially recognize those relationships between their orgs either. But the difference is, it's across the board.
What about that?