Would getting physically beat by a relative's fraternity paddle as a method of discipline count? As sad as it sounds, it's true.

If you are not a member of DST you are not touching my nalia!

Oh wow these kids need to be snacthed and beat like they stole something who allowed this to happen!

LMAO!! I can hear her saying that too! U are too funny!:)

As a member of a junior auxiliary, I have experienced some of the hostility from just about every NPHC organization except Iota Phi Theta (but I'm sure they would do the same thing). Our specific group started out with the colors black and platinum silver, but the Alphas changed them to black and gold so we could resemble them. Actually we do a lot of things that shock many black Greeks. We have a hand sign that is similar to the Alpha sign and our call is modeled off of the Alpha call but with the year changed. We even were instructed to learn several poems such as "Don't Quit", "Test of a Man", "Minute", "Invictus", and so on. We do Alpha steps, Alpha strolls, and even have line jackets that have our letters on them (not A Phi A), but look ridiculously close to Alpha jackets.

HOWEVER (before you try to slaughter me), THESE SIGNS, CALLS, COLORS, SYMBOLISMS, POEMS, STEPS, STROLLS, AND JACKETS WERE MADE BY ALPHAS AND GIVEN TO US! WE DIDN'T ASK FOR THEIR COLORS; WE DIDN'T ASK FOR A SIGN THAT WAS A FINGER AWAY FROM BEING A PHI A; WE DIDN'T BEG THEM TO TEACH US STEPS AND STROLLS; WE DIDN'T WANT A CALL AT FIRST BUT THEY MADE IT FOR US! WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THE POEMS WE WERE LEARNING WERE POEMS THAT ALPHA PLEDGES WOULD BE RECITING!

I would never, in a million years, think to disrespect Alpha in any way, shape, or form! They have lifted me up from being a lazy kid in ninth grade to being an upstanding young man as a senior now. I love my junior Alpha organization and I love Alpha Phi Alpha! But never do I consider myself Greek; never do I really wear my Junior Alpha paraphernalia in public without an Alpha by my side (mainly so I don't get jumped because someone doesn't know or understand or care to understand)... AND NEVER, EVER.... EEEEEEEEEEVER DO I SAY I WILL BE AN ALPHA. ITS JUST NOT MY PLACE. We are the junior auxiliary operating correctly.

Thanks for reading... I just had to get that off my chest. Whooo... :)

God bless the children. As long as you know there isn't really a such thing as a "junior Alpha" or a "future Alpha."

Indeed.

Mentoring is excellent and I'm happy another child was uplifted and motivated to become better. :)

I blame the Alphas for trying to make this more than what it should be. Junior2007 and his fellow Juniors are smarter than these particular Alphas seem to be regarding this.

Thank you, DSTCHAOS. We were told upfront that we were not a fraternity, or a junior fraternity for that matter. I understand that there are some junior mentor organizations that have gone out of their mind, but we honestly make it very apparent to black Greeks that we are a step team and mentor program, not a fraternity. It's just disresectful to claim that you are something that you are not, especially when there are hundreds of thousands of Greek men and women who have worked long and hard to acquire the letters they hold dear. I'd just prefer for someone to approach me and sincerely ask me about it rather than step into my face with all intent on beating me or trying to rip off my jacket when nothing A Phi A is on it (THAT I MADE SURE OF!)

Awww...no one should be jumping bad and beating up on children. :mad:

Tell them that you are a mentee (who is open to all positive role models regardless of the organization) and to holla at the Alphas who advise your group if they have a question.

Thank you. I just find it a little disheartening that I can't even be proud of what I am in. What is your opinion on the whole junior mentor groups having the image of the mentoring fraternity/sorority... Because the Alphas from Pi chapter, Delta Xi, and Delta Alpha Lambda chapter embrace us.. while other chapters like Epsilon Theta look at us with disgust... :( :( :(

And now you're doing juuuuuust a little too much.

confused...
 

What did I do? :confused:

....the teenager who turned the FLDS folk in may have been a grown arse woman.....