My Opinion on Alpha Phi Omega

[Charmedgal]

33girl, I don't think I fully understand what you are saying. Are you saying that you need to participate in a Greek Week, a single sex- group, getting a house with letters on it, and be on Panhellenic Council in order to be a True greek?

What I think you are saying is, as to your comment of "If APO was permitted to participate in Greek Week, what do I do? Where do I go?", are you saying that putting APO in the greek category would put a dent in what is said to be officially Greek? Not trying to disapprove your own opinion, I am trying to get a better understanding.

Anyways, what I am trying to say is, I know that APO is different from socials. Of course! And I think probably Greek Week competitions are for socials.

But I think with our hard work/efforts, and some of our traditions that basically reflect on what Greek Life is/ does, I think that the title is suitable for APO. That's just the point I am trying to make.

[naraht]

Charmedgal,

I think that what she is saying is if Alpha Phi Omega participates in Greek Week as a *competitor* then does she participate on the Alpha Phi Omega team or on the Kappa Kappa Gamma (just to pick an NPC sorority) team.

Limiting a competition to only those groups which by their own expectations are mutually exclusive isn't necessarily a knock on Alpha Phi Omega.

I also hadn't considered the "We are a fraternity, but how do we compete against the fraternities if we are mostly women in a chapter" issue.

Schools will use the term greek week for competitions among social greeks, that's just an *is*. However, anyone's opinion as to whether we are "greek" is just that, an opinion.

Randy