The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 7, 1988- Pages Gays Continued from Page 1 CHEKAL SAID he found the message the evening of Feb. 9 after returning home from the WCBN studio, where he had just been a guest on a lesbian and gay issues show. The message, in a male voice, said, "You have a nice day, you fucking fag. We're going to kick your ass, you goddamn faggot." Chekal said he bclieves the voice was that of a Triangle member and said the only people he had told he was going to be on the show were members of his fraternity and two female friends. He said he did not mention his name or that of the fra- ternity, and has an unlisted phone number. "I said nothing that would reveal me," said Chekal, who said he filed complaints with the Ann Arbor po- lice and the University Affirmative Action office. The authorities have not identified any suspects. MEMBERS of the fraternity to whom he spoke after the incident ad- vised him not to make an issue of it "for my own good," Chekal said. He said he was offended by their re- sponse. "I don't think people would say that to a person of color" who had received a similar threat, Chekal said. Triangle president Kevin Mc- Carthy said he did not believe the threat was made by anyone from the house, although he said some mem- bers, a large number of whom lis- tened to the show, were displeased by Chekal's comments. "(The members) were shocked," McCarthy said. "Everybody was praying that he wouldn't mention the fraternity... we're still going to treat him the same externally, but inter- nally, some of us have changed." BUT MCCARTHY said he did not notice any threatening attitudes on the part of the Triangle members. He conceded, though, that someone may have made the call as a "practical joke." Chekal, for one, isn't laughing. "I'm never going back (to Triangle)," he said, criticizing the Triangle members for what he called a lack of support. "I feel like I'm basically going to go through life and get shit' on, and nobody's going to do any- thing about it." Some Gay Greeks members, however, said their brothers have been supportive of them after coming out. "I expected to get my ass kicked, but it turned out 100 percent better than I thought," said Gay Greeks member "John," who requested anonymity. BUT EVEN THOSE members who said their brothers accepted their homosexuality said members of the fraternity were still uneasy about having the information made public. "Brian," a Gay Greeks member, said one member of his fraternity sug- gested that he not wear a shirt bear- ing his fraternity's letters to a gay bar. In spite of the reports of Greek homophobia, some gays continue to rush fraternities. Gay Greeks mem- bers said reasons gays enter such a potentially alienating environment - one in which Sigma Alpha Ep- silon President Mike Bishop said "people don't even hesitate to rag on (gays)" - vary. Chris said his motivation for rushing, one he believes is shared by many gays, was to force himself to face his doubts about his sexuality. "You want to immerse yourself in a completely heterosexual environment to see if you can wash it away," he said. Others cited more usual reasons for rushing. "People think it's voyeuristic... (but) I didn't rush be- cause it's a house full of guys," said "John." "The reason that I rushed was be- cause it was the thing to do on my (residence) hall... you rush a frat to get a social life," he said. I mmq I The Department of Philosophy The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor announces THE TANNER LECTURE ON HUMAN VALUES 1987-88 ALBERT O. HIRSCHMAN The Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, N.J. TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF REACTIONARY RHETORIC: THE CASE OF THE PERVERSE EFFECT Sat. April 9 Sat. April 9 The University of Michigan SCHOOL OF MUSIC Contemporary Directions Ensemble Richard Rosenberg, conductor Varese: Ecuatorial Brieff: Moments for Solo Harp Kurtz: The Last Contrabass in Las Vegas Schanberg: Verklarte Nacht Rackham, 8:00 p.m. Free. Men's Glee Club Bradley Bloom, conductor For ticket information call 764-1448 Hill, 8:00 p.m. t_ ANNOUNCEMENT The Office of Minority Affairs, University of Michigan, will host Dr. Reginald Wilson as a Martin Luther King/ esar Chavez/Rosa Parks Visiting Scholar, April 11 through 14, 1988. Dr. Wilson is Director of the Office of Minority Concerns at the American Council on Education. 'Dr. Wilson will give a public lecture on "Breaking Down Intellectual and Social Barriers: Creative Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in Higher Education" at the Keffler Library, Michigan League, on Tuesday, April 12, beginning at 4:00 p.m. The lecture will be followed by a reception from 5:30-6:30 p.m. We encourage students, faculty and staff to meet with Dr. Wilson during his visit here. For information regarding his schedule of activities and available meeting times please call Cecilia Green-Gosa or Valerie Munson at 936-1055. A WORKSHOP ON HOW TO COPE WITH YOUR DIFFICULT PARENT: SUMMER SURVIVAL SKILLS DESCRIPTION: This workshop is designed for students returning to dysfunctional families coping with issues such as alcoholism, mental illness, physical illness, divorce, physical or psychological abuse. Friday, April 8 Rackham Amphitheatre 4:00 p.m. SYMPOSIUM ON THE TANNER LECTURE ALBERT O. 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