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G8Ralphaxi,

What a sweet story! It brings back my grammar school memories. Thanks http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

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Originally posted by Finer Woman10-A-91:
Eclipse and Canadajen,
I did n't miss what was posted. It's okay to say..."I don't have the answer to that question." And if you are really sharp a simple, "Let me get back to you with that answer" will usually suffice. But, hey that's just one sistah's opinion.

Maybe I am wrong to assume that most of the people that frequent these boards are either college grads or in college. There is just NO need to "put yourself out there" with such culturally specific differences. I am sure there are a million phrases not specific to my experience, that I dare not guess answering. Sometimes we really need to just be quiet and let the answer come or ask a knowledgeable source. I am sure it was not AKAMonet's intention to put forth a the question as a "challenge". I would venture to say all if not the vast majority of the African American women on this site knew what she was talking about. It's not a big deal...really, I am not offended. However, I could n't help but to shake my head.

Finer Woman,
I think this is one of those "agree to disagree" moments in life! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif I won't venture to guest AKA_Monet's true intentions, but I , like pbear and Jen viewed her 'challenge' as a legitimate question, not a retorical (sp?) one. They both felt like they had some information on the subject based on previous experiences/knowledge, so they thought they would share. I personally saw no harm, but as you said, it's really not a big deal in the grand scheme of things!

All the hair stuff had me laughing because it reminds me of conversations we used to have at work....I worked for a large company with a very culturally diverse employee base, and I had the most wonderful group of AA girlfriends....I used to try and tiptoe politely around my curiosities about such things as the hair differences, and finally one of my friends was like "Girl if there's things you want to know about just come out and ask!!!" So we had some really interesting frank discussions...
My question is, why is it so difficult to get the GLOs and the BGLOs together on anything? We used to try and get the BGLOs to join with us for various events, mixers, etc and it never happened. I would have loved the opportunity to learn more about the chapters and get to know some of the members.
Just a sideline, we had a really awesome girl who went through GLO rush and pledged XO.....just because she was black she took so much crap from a lot of other aa students (I don't know if they were bglos) that she dropped out. There were no other black girls coming through glo rush for a number of years, right now there is one black Delta Gamma who has stuck with it for the duration but that's it.

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Originally posted by ErikaXO:
All the hair stuff had me laughing because it reminds me of conversations we used to have at work....I worked for a large company with a very culturally diverse employee base, and I had the most wonderful group of AA girlfriends....I used to try and tiptoe politely around my curiosities about such things as the hair differences, and finally one of my friends was like "Girl if there's things you want to know about just come out and ask!!!" So we had some really interesting frank discussions...
My question is, why is it so difficult to get the GLOs and the BGLOs together on anything? We used to try and get the BGLOs to join with us for various events, mixers, etc and it never happened. I would have loved the opportunity to learn more about the chapters and get to know some of the members.
Just a sideline, we had a really awesome girl who went through GLO rush and pledged XO.....just because she was black she took so much crap from a lot of other aa students (I don't know if they were bglos) that she dropped out. There were no other black girls coming through glo rush for a number of years, right now there is one black Delta Gamma who has stuck with it for the duration but that's it.

I like your post! You don't learn unless you ask! I can remember my freshman year, a couple of white girls (who are STILL my girls) sitting in my dorm room watching me do my hair. To say they were in awe is an understatement! To this day, I love our relationship because we can talk about ANYTHING, disagree, and still be the best of friends when it's all over! (Who's seen Remember the Titans??)

When I was in undergrad, there were a few Blacks in GLO's: 1 DG, 1 Phi Psi, 1 Beta Theta Pi, 1 Snake, and a Delta Sig. I don't think they received too much flack. To each his own.