Differences between locals and clubs

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Originally Posted by KDCat

I knew a local which went co-ed, but vehemently referred to all members as "brothers," and all Big-Little relationships as "Father/Son," regardless of the gender of the "Father" or "Son" or "Brother."

There's a really good reason for this. I'll quote my Alpha Phi Omega brother on it.

Originally Posted by emb021

I have also been told there are co-ed music sororities in which all members (male & female) are addresses as sisters for much the same reason.

APO is an all-male fraternity that went co-ed and decided to continue to use the SAME term ("Brother") for all its members. We have also stated that the term is, for us, a non-gender term.

While some female Brothers may not like the term (because they are looking at it as a 'gender term'), many perfer to keep it as it means ALL members, male and female, are addressed with the same term and thus we are all on the same level. Using separate terms for male and female members would destroy that feeling.