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Old 09-07-2000, 01:45 PM
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Originally posted by NUPE4LIFE:
I just wanna say this Rain Man. In no way am I repressing Kappa history. I just feel like this, I do believe a lot should be left to learn when one is in the process of becoming a member. That's just my opinion.\

No matter how much GLO history you learn during the process, you will ALWAYS have something new to learn after you go over.

As an Alpha Phi Omega, I had VERY little knowledge of the fraternity history other than from "Baird's Manual" and the APQ pledge manual. When the APQ history book came out (a year and a half after I went over), I read it, but after a while I didn't feel it was comprehensive enough (ie. it was more like an APQ yearbook--too many pictures and cutouts, not enough detailed objective facts about the fraternity, though the "In The Beginning" chapter IMHO was the bomb). In short, I was looking for APQ 499 and the history book was more like APQ 101.

Nonetheless, even if there was an APQ history book before I went over and I read it beforehand, I still would've been searching for more info, because my love for my frat is THAT STRONG. I hope more BGLO members see that if a prospecive reading the history book before they go over is not a matter of the prospective knowing everything there is about [BGLO here], but rather adding fuel to his/her desire to join, PLUS continuing to research the history on his/her org after they go over. The additional knowledge you obtain as a brother is a VERY glorious feeling.

MN, I respect your post wholeheartedly. This is America and you can believe what you wish.

Thanx for the chat. I enjoyed it a lot!

Holla @ me sometime!

Da Rain Man

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