Comments on: What happens after we rush? http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/johnfluharty/2006/01/29/what-happens-after-we-rush-2/ a Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity publication Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:18:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Tim McLeod http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/johnfluharty/2006/01/29/what-happens-after-we-rush-2/#comment-30 Tim McLeod Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:34:50 +0000 http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/johnfluharty/2006/01/29/what-happens-after-we-rush-2/#comment-30 <p>Within my own Chapter at East Carolina University this topic has always been an area of both pride and dismay. How can that be? Keep in mind that I was an active from 1973 - 1977 but we were a diverse chapter in our own way during that time, and I might add , still are. My pride came in the fact that we had several, what I would call hippies in our chapter. We also had several jocks, football team guys. We had an ROTC member and we had preps. Some other houses were known as just jocks or just preps but we always had a diverse membership. I believe that this helped each and every member become a better person and to broaden their experience with life. My dismay comes in the area that we had only one hispanic member (He served as our Alpha and Ritualist), no African American members, no Asian members and no gay members. I feel that we were somehow lessened because of that fact. I hope that each and every chapter will look at diversity in a serious manner as I believe it can only serve to aid each chapter member in life. We are all going to interact with each other when we get into REAL LIFE! Broaden your horizons now.</p> Within my own Chapter at East Carolina University this topic has always been an area of both pride and dismay. How can that be? Keep in mind that I was an active from 1973 - 1977 but we were a diverse chapter in our own way during that time, and I might add , still are. My pride came in the fact that we had several, what I would call hippies in our chapter. We also had several jocks, football team guys. We had an ROTC member and we had preps. Some other houses were known as just jocks or just preps but we always had a diverse membership. I believe that this helped each and every member become a better person and to broaden their experience with life. My dismay comes in the area that we had only one hispanic member (He served as our Alpha and Ritualist), no African American members, no Asian members and no gay members. I feel that we were somehow lessened because of that fact. I hope that each and every chapter will look at diversity in a serious manner as I believe it can only serve to aid each chapter member in life. We are all going to interact with each other when we get into REAL LIFE! Broaden your horizons now.

]]> By: Tom Earp http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/johnfluharty/2006/01/29/what-happens-after-we-rush-2/#comment-26 Tom Earp Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:26:58 +0000 http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/johnfluharty/2006/01/29/what-happens-after-we-rush-2/#comment-26 <p>John, I am sure many of can relate and upon reading this, I am thinking of one African-American Brother of LX Z.</p> <p>I have gotten to know Him over the years and have come to respect This Fine Brother in so many ways.</p> <p>We speak of diversity and I too wonder just how diverse LXA really is.</p> <p>But, each culture is and will be different no matter how much We try to change and encompass as many different people as possible.</p> <p>I also think of Colonizing N. C. A & T and am damn proud of this Move by My Fraternity.</p> <p>PKA is presently Colonizing at Howard Un. which is a first for them</p> <p>But while I thought We were the first, Sigma Pi and Sigma Tau Gammea were there at HBCs before We were.</p> <p>We proud ourselves on diversity, and I hope We never forget that fact and continue to keep practicing it.</p> <p>In ZAX,</p> <p>Tom Earp LX Z</p> John, I am sure many of can relate and upon reading this, I am thinking of one African-American Brother of LX Z.

I have gotten to know Him over the years and have come to respect This Fine Brother in so many ways.

We speak of diversity and I too wonder just how diverse LXA really is.

But, each culture is and will be different no matter how much We try to change and encompass as many different people as possible.

I also think of Colonizing N. C. A & T and am damn proud of this Move by My Fraternity.

PKA is presently Colonizing at Howard Un. which is a first for them

But while I thought We were the first, Sigma Pi and Sigma Tau Gammea were there at HBCs before We were.

We proud ourselves on diversity, and I hope We never forget that fact and continue to keep practicing it.

In ZAX,

Tom Earp
LX Z

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