Results of 2006 APO Convention.

[arvid1978]

Originally Posted by naraht

The closest comparison would probably the Alpha Phi Omega chapter at Wabash College, which is currently an all-male school (and thus an all-male chapter). My *guess* on what would happen should the school go co-ed would be that the Regional Director would be very surprised (and perhaps even hesitant) with female brothers the first year that Wabash has women. The Regional Director would probably only become interested in "good faith efforts" after the school was co-ed for 2-3 years *and* the percentage of women at the school was greater than 20%.

This particular chapter is about a hour and a half away from me, so I'm quite familiar with them. They actually have a female advisor, and in my discussions with brothers from there, they'll go co-ed when the campus goes co-ed. Being that they're the only all-male chapter in the region of 44 chapters, they're quite used to being around co-ed APO.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by arvid1978

This particular chapter is about a hour and a half away from me, so I'm quite familiar with them. They actually have a female advisor, and in my discussions with brothers from there, they'll go co-ed when the campus goes co-ed. Being that they're the only all-male chapter in the region of 44 chapters, they're quite used to being around co-ed APO.

OK, thank you for giving me more understanding on the situation. From some discussions that I was in after Rose-Hulman went co-ed, the school seems likely to remain all-male for a while.

But I don't expect anyone on staff to expect that Wabash's chapter will have to race to go co-ed. If Wabash only has half a dozen women on campus the first year they go co-ed, I don't think the chapter should deliberately try to recruit at least one just to show that they can go co-ed.

But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Personally, I'd like to have that problem with additional chapters at Morehouse and Hampden-Sydney.