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Originally Posted by Blu-Scholar
Well personally, 25/52 is 25/52. We all should understand that a Gamma Sig is a Gamma Siga and an A Phi Q (or APO) is just that. If you are a member of either one, then u are a frat/brother or soror/sister. I know this is getting ready to stir up an uproar, but I am a male and Im a member of Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority, Inc. And, I attended and HBCU where there is a viking chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. It wasnt easy at 1st, but eventually They accepted me as a brother to them and referred to me as brother, as I referred to them as frat. The same with the rest of the Gamma Sigs. So I believe we are all family one way or another and we should all get over ourselves and realize that both Alpha Phi Omega and Gamma Sigma Sigma are both non-selective organizations. It is by law that the two organizations MUST remain open for either gender because niether are social orgs, their both service oriented orgs...as well as Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.
I know that some gamma sigs up here are about to have a field day with this one, so before you comment, please know the history of our org. It was founded non-selective and in 1995, the gender part of the non-selectivity was specified for clarity.
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Well I'm not about to have a "field day" with this, and I'm well-read on our history, but I don't agree with some of your statement. The fact that Gamma Sig is not only non-selective, but also co-ed, is something we don't make a secret out of. However, because we DO have the word "sorority" in our name, probably is what deters men from joining IMO. Being in a sorority would denote "female". But yes we're open to everybody, and if I ever met you I wouldn't treat you differently.
Now the thing with ME (and not speaking for any other Gamma Sig) is that I'd probably wouldn't call you "soror" as that is a term that I believe is reserved for women. But that wasn't the biggest thing that I disagreed with. What I disagreed with was your very first sentence, which would show me that you aren't as educated as you could be about 25/52 (and a lot of GSS/APO aren't). If you knew what the concept of 25/52 was, you would know that it's reserved for MEN of Alpha Phi Omega and WOMEN of Gamma Sigma Sigma. That's it. Over the years it's gotten diluted, because others who don't fit into the category try to identify themselves with 25/52, trying to make something that wasn't even designed to be universal, universal. It was designed for two specific types of people. But that's a whole other conversation. However, it's that is how it's done at your school and everybody is comfortable, then so be it. I already know what school you're talking about.
I'm not trying to make this extra serious, because it's not. I think people need to realize that this is simply a subculture within our organizations, that people identify with and can show pride in their respective organization. So I think your reference to how the sorority is co-ed and we included gender-neutral wording in 1995 isn't even important; it's more like you're trying to already defend yourself because you're a man and a Gamma Sig. You already know you're in the minority in GSS because it's a SMALL percentage of men in the sorority. Either way, you're still a member and it's all good. So welcome to GC and chat it up
--KnightShadow
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