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Originally Posted by gamma_girl52
I posted before seeing this one...out the lane I go...  'Shid I'm sorry!!
Honestly are we REALLY that different? Are you just referring to how each organization operates or are you referring to service?
It's not hard for me to understand on an operational level. I can see that.
However I can see how it would be hard to understand on other levels, such as interaction--honestly, what my sister in DN said is how a lot of Gamma Sigs feel. Not all of us, but a good number of us do.
Alpha Phi Omega is our BROTHER fraternity. We work together, we serve together and GSS can directly tie a lot of history to APO. I think that is what she meant by being equal-we work towards the same things, we treat one another the same. |
As you and I have spoken in various forums and on different levels about this very topic.... my opinion is that it's not about how APO and GSS can function on an organizational level. I've always felt that the true bond is between the organizations and not the male members of one and the female members of another. My mentality makes it easy for me to accept any GSS as having a bond with me, male or female.
Not everyone has this mentality.
When members of APO who are men would rather have an all male chapter and serve with Gamma Sigs, they miss the fundamental organizational connections our orgs have. Yes, at one point, each org was single gender. Now, neither is. Again, for me, that doesn't make me treat a male GSS any different, socially speaking.
We are reaching a point where on several campuses, women APO and GSS members are experiencing cordial relationships that you and I wouldn't have seen in 98, 99 (when we crossed). That's happening for many reasons, but the biggest reason is (I believe) that women in both orgs have stopped allowing male APO members to be the divisive force that we know has occurred in the past.
Organizationally, GSS and APO have handled this situation differently. I respect how GSS handles the coed issue and I am obligated to follow the rules of MY fraternity, as well.
I believe that an all or mostly female GSS is different enough from APO that it can thrive if an APO chapter goes coed.
I hope that made sense, I was trying not to be too repetitive since we've had this convo before.
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