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Originally posted by dardenr
To my knowledge, when the Alpha Phi Omega first came to Historically Black Colleges, we were nicknamed A Phi Ques by the campuses, not ourselves. Think about it. . .if generations of black students had been conditioned to believe that the letter Omega was "Q" by 1947 (when APO first came to HBCU's) why should my brothers think any differently? Add to that the fact that Omegas are members of our Fraternity anyway, it makes a lot of sense.
Now today, in 2002, there are a lot of black people who had Alpha Phi Omega on their yards when they were in college. When I first crossed and wore my letters to a high school function, my teachers all said "Congrats! You're an A Phi Que!" Even though my chapter says APO, I had to respect the fact that A Phi Que is how most people would know my fraternity. I can't even order para from certain stores unless I say "A Phi Que."
My Fraternity has traditions. . .some are ritualistic in origin, others we picked up along the way. Our leaders encourage each chapter to have their own traditions, and on the yards where it makes sense, we adopt those traditions.
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That is the best answer that I have heard and I can respect that. If the Omegas on your campus are cool with that, I have no problem. Many traditions start without people knowing why and its understandable. My point is that the english letter "Q" is not equivalent to the Greek letter Omega (which is actually a "W"). It has a meaning specific to Men of Omega and has no significance outside of those privy to it. That is why it is inappropriate for others to use it.
Brother, I would never tell you what to say or how to refer to you org. Good dialog. Intelligent debate never hurt anyone.
Gamma Sigs: Please stop saying "I joined for the service, not social". If so, you open yourself for criticism every time you take on a trait of a "social" org and then complain about the treatment that you receive.
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