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No Bro, the Kudos go to you and your chapter. You guys did the right thing by looking at the person and not worrying about the other stuff.
Lambda Chi Alpha and some other fraternities (notably SigEp) are becoming known for their non-discrimination and alot of guys like that all the way around. There's very little danger of any chapter becoming known as 'the gay fraternity' since I've never heard of that happening anywhere.
I'm an alumnus and didn't come out as an active. But I began to tell some fellow alums and nothing bad happened, so I told some more. One night some actives came to visit, and they were so cool, we ended up going to a gay bar and they had a great time.
Now everyone knows, and I'm currently the president of the alumni association. Turns out I had nothing to fear, but fear itself.
You're right about the law of averages. There are 11 brothers from my chapter that I know are gay, although they've come out to me but not to the others. Hey; their choice. I'm sure there are more.
It's good to talk about this because I worry about the younger guys and don't want them to fear getting tarred and feathered!
I'm not the militant type, but sometimes I sound that way on our chapter server - just so they'll know it's okay to be who they are.
I guess I did something similar here just to see the responses. I liked what I saw and I'm very glad to be a Lambda Chi. Tomorrow it will be 31 years.
Oh, that brother who called me? The one who prompted this whole thread? It's all straightened out (so to speak :-) . He's my best friend!
In ZAX,
Jono
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