Letters to the Editor: Pardon me, Alpha Phi!
By: Lubko Berezowsky, Opinions Editor
Issue date: 11/13/08 Section: Opinion
I must apologize to the members of the Alpha Phi fraternity for comments made in my letter to the editor last week, "Take your straw and shovel it".
In the letter, I chastised them for not cleaning up the straw splayed about the volleyball court on South Campus, which they used for a muddy tug-of-war. Turns out, they were told not to clean it up! I didn't have all the facts, and I'm sorry for falsely pointing fingers.
As an Alpha Phi member kindly explained to me, the organization was more than willing to dispose of the straw, but was instructed by FacMan not to bother with the mess, as a new parking lot was scheduled to be built right on top of the court anyhow.
The old gates that blocked the footpaths to the South Campus parking lot behind Moore have been moved forward about 50 feet to make way for the expansion, which is intended to accommodate vehicles for the as-yet-to-be-built Sports Center expansion.
(It's a shame any more trees have to be cut down to make way for asphalt, but that's another topic).
On a related note, the same Alpha Phi member also corrected me on the official designation of the group. Even though it is an all-female organization, it was established as a woman's fraternity, not as a sorority as I had stated.
I thank the member for pointing out my mistake, and wish the best of luck to the members of Alpha Phi in their efforts to build a stronger, more responsible community.
In the letter, I chastised them for not cleaning up the straw splayed about the volleyball court on South Campus, which they used for a muddy tug-of-war. Turns out, they were told not to clean it up! I didn't have all the facts, and I'm sorry for falsely pointing fingers.
As an Alpha Phi member kindly explained to me, the organization was more than willing to dispose of the straw, but was instructed by FacMan not to bother with the mess, as a new parking lot was scheduled to be built right on top of the court anyhow.
The old gates that blocked the footpaths to the South Campus parking lot behind Moore have been moved forward about 50 feet to make way for the expansion, which is intended to accommodate vehicles for the as-yet-to-be-built Sports Center expansion.
(It's a shame any more trees have to be cut down to make way for asphalt, but that's another topic).
On a related note, the same Alpha Phi member also corrected me on the official designation of the group. Even though it is an all-female organization, it was established as a woman's fraternity, not as a sorority as I had stated.
I thank the member for pointing out my mistake, and wish the best of luck to the members of Alpha Phi in their efforts to build a stronger, more responsible community.
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