IotaNet,
As usual, you have spoken great words of wisdom! Bravo brother! The men of Iota Phi Theta should be extremely proud to have a brother like you on their side.

If people, greek or not, didn't know about this great lesson before, NOW they know!

Another shout out to IotaNet. Excellent job.

For those who are seeking even more enlightenment, pick up the book Divine Nine.

See? This is what I mean, each one teach one.
Thanks for the info. Keep it coming.

Maria Araujo.
Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority Inc.

Dang, IotaNet!!!

You are the bomb. Happy Belated Anniversary, as well.

That was a great post. I liked it, considering a lot of what you mentioned was some of the same stuff I had been trying to say for the longest on this board...

I think that's part of the reason why more people act as if they're members of BGLO's than GLO's, because of the prominence of NPHC groups in their communities. For instance, in the community I grew up in (pretty homogenous in socio-economic terms, but racially mixed--a small town near a military base), I knew what ALL of the prominent blacks were affiliated with. At our honors night, 8 BGLOs gave college scholarships...where were the NPC/NIC groups? But, I'm digressing. For the most part, when you're black and go to college, you have an idea of what you want to become, as far as the NPHC groups are involved. That only happens in the NPC/NIC when someone's a legacy, or the chapter is blowing up. So, if someone has had the notion in their head that they're going to be an AKA (for example), and they don't make it (or are too afraid to try out)...chances are they're going to want people to think they are, anyway.

The prominence of NPHC groups would explain the emphasis on discretion and secrecy, as well.

To the Group:

In my original post, I refer to "Iota Phi Theta being an x-factor and the topic of a whole different post." Well, another thread has made it appropriate for me to write that post.

Those of you who would like to read it can find it here: Question for BGLO members


Enjoy! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif



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IotaNet
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
3AH80

Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity
Zeta Nu Chapter, Spring, 1979

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There you go again, enlightening us with such inspiring information!!!!

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
"Intelligence Is The Torch Of Wisdom"

this ppost was sooo good it needed to be bumped, I wish I could send it to all the NPC/IFC at my school!

It was a very enlightening read! Thank you for posting and bumping!

IotaNet,

A very outstanding post!:)

Thank Goodness for a Site like this where We All can learn something from someone else.:cool:

We for the most part are All ingnorant of the others doings and part in life!:(

Very Well Done!:) :cool:


I always figure if I do not learn something dailey, put Lillies on my chest, I am in the ground!:) :(

Wow - a ressurection of a "Golden oldie!"
 

Clockwork08 -

Talk about "bumping a post" ... that post was so old, you had to put a whole lot of oomph into THAT bump! ;)

That said, the post had a link to another post but because it was so old, the link was broken. I've gone back and fixed the link so any new readers can see the post that I originally referenced.

I'm glad that folks here are continuing to find value in my words -- I appreciate the opportunity to enlighten!

(BTW - To Clockwork08, You CAN show this to the IFC/NPC at your school -- simply email the link to their respective advisors

OR if you really want to do something different, make this thread the subject of a brief presentation (or a "not-so-brief" roundtable) and present it at your school! :cool:

Outstanding! I never saw this and I'm glad it was moved back to the top.

Good bump....now I'm going to start a discussion on it. My purpose is not to offend, but to discuss and learn. Play nice, everyone.

IotaNet, you wrote a very good post, and I had several of the same thoughts as well. Here's a question: I know that the NPC/NIC members on this board always talk about recruiting/growing/getting our name out/staying active as alums....things that the NPHCs seem to have a handle on. Obviously, getting the NPC/NIC name out and staying active as alum would help the recruitment issue, so...

1. What do you think NPC/NICs can do to move that direction? Without "copying" what NPHC does? (I agree that people should learn and "copy" leaders, but there's a difference in copying skills and copying symbols/trademarks/calls/traditions/etc).

2. How do NPHC alums stay active? I'm going out on a limb here (this is just my very own non-researched observation) to say that the black culture is to "stick together". You see family members defending/supporting other family members, just because it's a family member. Same thing with neighbors and friends. Is the "membership for life" ideal taught at the collegiate level, or is it started earlier than that in the families and neighborhoods? How do you think NPCs can teach that same ideal?

I'll stop now and see where this takes us.

Please, no unnecessary drama on this thread. I am interested in having a mature discussion.

PsychTau

PsychTau,

Warning: My opinion is purely speculation and is meant in no way to hurt anyone's feelings.

I think part of the situation is that there are a lot more NPC/NIC organizations than there are NPHC organizations. Perhaps the number of member orgs has something to do with...it. Whatever "it" is.

I think that NPC/NIC organizations lack the alumni involvement that NPHC performs so well because the same groups of people who pledge NPC/NIC GLO's in college perform their civic and community service through other organizations, be it the lodge, Jaycees, Lions, Kiwanis, etc. Black Greeks join these orgs as well, of course, but a lot of black greeks are also only in their orgs. They prefer to perform community service through their org.

PERHAPS (a big perhaps) if NPC/NIC orgs stressed the "giving back" part of the lifetime committment, people would be encouraged to join alumni/alumnae chapters. By no means am I saying that pledging a "white" org means that it isn't a lifetime committment, because I know it is. But just telling somebody it's a lifetime committment isn't enough to bring them around.

I dunno....I don't think these people who aren't joining alumni/ae chapters aren't doing ANYTHING with themselves, I just don't think they have made the connection of community service to their GLOs.

Personally, I see the same thing happening with APO alums.....it's hard getting these alumni associations set up (for various reasons) but MANY APO alums end up joining other organizations that may not be fraternal.

I have no answers, just ideas.