Declared inactive (Feb 2009)

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This is what I've never understood - why this all wasn't resolved 30 years ago when the fraternity went co-ed nationally instead instead of now.

Because it was never anticipated that the vote to go co-ed would steamroll into the contentious issue that it would became over years subsequent to 1976 into today.

Based on firsthand accounts of the '76 Convention attendees, contrary to popular opinion, the vote to go co-ed was motivated by one primary driving factor: SURVIVAL AND CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF ALPHA PHI OMEGA, period! Not political correctness, not equality of women/women's lib, not because the male members finally "saw the light" (though these are factors which the fraternity at large would like for people to believe). Yes, these matters played into the ultimate vote to go co-ed, but it wasn't THE deciding factor overall.

So in short, why wasn't this issue resolved at the '76 Convention? Because the law of unintended consequences was in full effect.

'Nuff said.