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Bro. Jones
Now, about these men that just wish to exclude women as part of the fraternity, they are just ignorant. Ladies, please do not view this as the thoughts of ALL men in the fraternity. In every apple tree, there will be a few bad apples. There is nothing that can be done about it, but they wish to continue in their "old ways". But, I guess it's like the saying goes, "you can't teach an old dog new tricks." I hope that none of you women have to run across any of these individuals while as members of OUR beloved organization. As long as you have a membership card, you are alright in my eyes

Open statement to ALL... male and female
Please, respect where the fraternity once was... (all male)
Please, respect where the fraternity will be... (co-ed)

Thank you so much for your perspective!!! I agreed with everything that you stated. And I hope that I didn't come off as a male basher because the men hold it down in our chapter too!!! (Personally, I think that it is a perk having a co-ed frat! (By the way, you have a double bruh at Howard! Our tail #24 A.P.O. is also a brother of Phi Mu Alpha, Zeta Iota Chapter! (he is #3 Atlas of S.O.T.P.)

Gamma Girl 52
Just to clarify. I only started this conversation to get some varied opinions from you guys, hopefully I did not offend anyone. Like it or not, it's an issue that needs to be addressed. Yes it is a small issue when you look at what else is going on in our organizations, but it still needs to be addressed. So, I am grateful and extend my thanks to all of you that have responded so far.

I was not offended. Actually, I am glad that you and not a bruh of APO brought up the "issue." It was interesting to hear a response from a different party and you not only challenged me to think about my views on the issue but also encouraged me to learn about GSS outside of their ties to Zeta Phi.

One of the things that I would like to see is an APO convention either fall or spring for African Americans in which we can network and deal with issues that your chapter or individuals may have with the frat, campus, or anything else!! IF you are interested, holla back!!

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Zeta Phi till the day I die!!!

Gamma Girl 52, If the conference does happen, It would be nice to have a representative from your organization such as yourself present to educate us all about GSS!!