Ladygreek,
I think that what caused people to get up in arms was the tying together of Alpha Phi Alpha with what so many people believe is not positive behavior i.e. being homosexual. As if it is a poor reflection on the fraternity. I think that it was really about someone standing up and proclaiming proudly to be an Alpha when the behavior may be questionable to some. For instance, it might be like me doign inappropriate behavior for all to see then proclaiming that I'm a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Example: I'm getting sloppy drunk and wearing paraphenalia. I don't know but I might get hemmed up by other sorors in the room at the time. I don't think that the homosexuality proclamation is any different int the minds of some.
That's why I posed this question to really get other's views on whether others thought that doing behavior that some may deem negative is something to be seen as "to each his/her own" or soemthing to be shunned. Although my post isn't directed to homosexuality, whether we like it or not, in general, it tends to fit into behavior that the general society considers as wrong. I didn't want to get into the homosexual right/wrong discussion (b/c that will never be resolved) so that's why I was basically asking about behavior that is deemed by general society to be behavior that is not good.
SC
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Originally posted by ladygreek
Now for me that is a whole 'nother issue--one of sisterhood.
And to the issue of crimes outside of the organization--I leave that to the criminal justice system, and the ruling documents of the organization.
As for the Gay issue, the Alphas already took a stand when they told E. Lynn Harris not to mention the fraternity in his books, nor publicly acknowledge his affiliation. But I guess the good news is they did not take his pin. 
And I wish someone would answer the question I posed in the Alpha forum. Since this perception of Alpha being the Gay frat existed long before Rashid was born, or even thought of, what caused it to perpetuate all this time? Especially since being "out" is a relatively new phenomenom.
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