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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
To me, each National organization has only one set of FOUNDERS -- the ones who began the organization -- the ones who wrote the Ritual, chose the colors, selected the name, etc. I feel that term should be reserved for them.
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Off the top of my head, I can think of quite a few instances of national GLOs whose founders did not write the ritual now used, did not choose the colors now used, or did not select the name now used.
Seriously, isn't this one of those things where we can just respect the different terms that different groups use, even if it's contrary to what we'd use in our own org?
BTW, in my fraternity, although we may refer generally to our founders (meaning not just the original members but also other influential leaders in our early years), current practice is that only one person is formally referred to as "Founder" (or "Father of Sinfonia"). That's why we observe Founder's Day, not Founders Day or Founders' Day. Those 13 men who were the first members of the club that became the Fraternity are formally referred to as the "Charter Members" (of the Sinfonia Club or of the Fraternity). Those whose names appear on a chapter's charter are the charter members of the chapter.
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