Gay frat seeks approval from UT-San Antonio

Associated Press ^ | October 15, 2003 | Associated Press Staff

[MeekOneGOP]

Gay frat seeks approval from UT-San Antonio

07:33 AM CDT on Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO - A group of gay students is seeking recognition as the first gay fraternity at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Alpha Lambda Tau, which currently has four member, wants to expand its membership to all men. It's goal is to improve overall campus diversity, said Chris Forbrich, the group's president.

The organization will go before UTSA's Interfraternity Council on Wednesday to make its case for inclusion.

"We want to make a place where gay people themselves could feel comfortable participating in Greek life," Forbrich said.

"It's no different than any other fraternity, except that it attracts gay men," he said.

The council's general assembly is expected to vote on the matter Nov. 5. The general assembly, made up of representatives from other campus fraternities, will make a recommendation to university officials, who will make the final decision.

Misty Kelley, the program adviser for leadership and Greek life at UTSA, said the university has always accepted recommendations from the council in the past.

Kelley said to become a new fraternity, group's must show what positive attributes it would bring to the campus and its potential to recruit members.

"We want an organization that is going to make the Greek community stronger," she said.

The group must also receive approval from the nation chapter of Alpha Lambda Tau. If approved, the UTSA fraternity would become the third Alpha Lambda Tau chapter, joining chapters at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Arizona State University.

There appears to be support on campus for recognizing the group as a fraternity.

"If they want to have one (a gay fraternity), why shouldn't they?" UTSA junior Abel Esquivel said. "As long as it doesn't hurt anybody."

Julian Rodriguez, president of Kappa Sigma and council vice president, said most students see the group as "a regular fraternity. They are after common goals, and they will be accepted as such."

But sophomore Joel Aldo Diaz disagreed.

"Basically, the view is not against homosexuality itself. It's more against the fraternity itself," Diaz said in story for Wednesday's edition of the San Antonio Express-News.

"They're telling the world what they do in their bedroom," he said.

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[MeekOneGOP]

Gay frat seeks approval from UT-San Antonio

[MeekOneGOP]

[Onelifetogive]

"We want to make a place where gay people themselves could feel comfortable participating in Greek life," Forbrich said.

LOL!!!

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[Cyber Liberty]

Now there's a Rush Party I'd avoid like the plague....

[Onelifetogive]

I shudder to think how they will haze the new "guys."

[moyden2000]

That will be one well decorated frat house.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Thank You Sir, May I Have Another !!

[TontoKowalski]

A Gay Frat? Sigma Chi?

[Onelifetogive]

You have got to feel sorry for the brand new freshmen on campus:

You wanna go to a frat party?
What fraternity?
Who cares, they have a keg!
I'm there!!!

[TontoKowalski]

"It's no different than any other fraternity, except that it attracts gay men," he said.

Which makes it ENTIRELY different from every other fraternity, whose primary benefit (if not it's primary purpose) is to attract WOMEN.

[MindBender26]

Gay frat seeks approval from UT-San Antonio-

Actually, it's a great idea. It's called Target Concentration, Get 'em all in one place. Remember the air-dropped bombing scene from "Clear and Present Danger"?

[MeekOneGOP]

lol ! I got a chuckle out of that line too.

While reading this article, I also recalled while in collet that one of the guys
in the dorm remarking that he wanted to join the I Phelta Thighs frat.

[MeekOneGOP]

whoops ! 'collet' s/b 'COLLEGE' !! ...

[PhiKapMom]

During formal Rush at my son's fraternity here at OU several years ago, they took a potential Rushee over to O'Connell's (local hangout for hamburgers and BEER -- emphasis on the BEER). As they were sitting around the table, it dawned on my son and several of his brothers that the guy was gay but they didn't know how to get out of going through with showing him their house.

They took him back to the house and working out upstairs was one of their larger members -- former high school lineman -- who was just in his gym shorts. To make a long story short, the guy made a pass at him which sent him flying into his room to get completely dressed -- from then on when a Rushee was coming to the house, this member either left or was in full dress. Not sure he ever fully recovered from having a pass made at him by a guy -- at least he has never lived it down!

BTW, they suggested this guy go join another fraternity noted for have some gay guys in the fraternity and he did join it! Now my daughter's sorority is working with that fraternity on the Homecoming float -- she hasn't told a soul about her brother's fraternity's experience, but she said when she looks at all the guys, she has to wonder! At least her boyfriend isn't upset about her sorority working with that fraternity.

[etcetera]

They'll probably have a very well decorated house. And no toga parties.

[secret garden]

And on movie night it's all gladiators and sweaty mens.

[finnman69]

Lamar on sexual orientation

[vaudine]

No. Seekmy Guy.

vaudine

[Destructor]

"Now there's a Rush Party I'd avoid like the plague...."

I'd almost be willing to bet that gays frats don't have "Rush parties," but have "Tush parties" instead.