Even if you wear a jacket (shirt, etc) with greek letters, and on each letter is written in standard Roman letters the name of each letter yet people (almost always non-greek) look at it and ask "what does that say?" :rolleyes:

-Make the Letters; don't let the Letters make you.

-You can love your organization to the fullest and still appreciate the good that comes from all the others.

-Being Greek isn't a pass to be rude to non-Greeks.

-Confucius said, "No investigation. No right to speak." If more folks heeded this advice, we could get more work done in our communities.

;) Amen...too bad it is so all totally true cause it is too long for a great bumper sticker. Meanwhile, too many seem to think being "Greek" is everything and they can just sit back and let others "carry the ball."
That is one of the biggest problems in houses, those who promise to help and then cannot be found when the need arises but this is in families or friendships or whereever...

To be Greek is to totally accept the challenge and the opportunity to be the best you can be, share it with others and blend the two to be a true sisterhood of women or brotherhood of men. Sounds hokey as hell, but if you are lucky enough to do it right.....it really continues thru your entire life. I would give my life for my sisters if needed and really know they would do the same for me. I am truely blessed but this treasure comes with dedication and belief. No easy pass. But when I receive our handshake from a sister from another chapter, it means everything.

Very well put.:)

I've learned that there are teachers out there that do not like you simply because you are a member of a greek lettered organization. Period.

What happened?

Snippy comments, dirty looks. Early on, I stopped wearing para to class (take off before I get there) because I got tired of having to defend my RIGHT to join an organization of my choice. :confused:

That's a load of bull.

One my teachers expecte the GLO people in the class to make straight A's on everything. I thought it was just me until he found out there was a girl in Alpha Xi Delta (I think, sorry if I am wrong) and she dot a 78 on a paper and I got a 82 he siad, "Well ladies I am mighty suprised!" There were other people in the class with F's and shit, but we are the big let downs.:mad:

"Always keep your diamond in order"
"Pain is temporary, pride is forever"

I dont remember if someone said this already but...
Some of your biggest haters are other greeks. :( Sad but true

I've learned:

Every Brother isn't your friend.

Pledging doesn't mean anything if you aren't about buisness first.

No one's Diamond is bigger than yours.

Deference comes with Respect.

Greek life isn't for everyone.

Very True! Sadly.

Just insert Soror. That is soooo true. I do not mind not being friends with every soror, but there are some who all I can do is pray for! My cyber GC soror mentor;) and I somewhat touched on this soror/friend thing.

Nothing is ever what it seems!!

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Diana "Jovial"
DST-PZ-Spr.01-6:)

In addition to what has already been said:

- You can't raise your shield, if you are always leaning on it.
- Its a lifelong commitment.
- Membership is easy; try brotherhood.

More to follow...

Never try to explain to your pop's and uncles who are all Omega's why you chose Kappa...some people just don't get it....lol.

My uncle is a Que...we go through this on a REGULAR basis!

For a split second, I thought you meant coworkers who are teachers, LOL..... when I was in the classroom, I either bonded with other greeks, gained favor with aspiring Greeks, or pure d hatred from anti-greeks. Never anything in the middle.


This too. But I am a hater myself and I am okay with this.


Your screen name/line name is the most clever Kappa name I have ever seen. And this says a lot because I never compliment Kappas. See above.

There are no two of the same in my family. Delta mother, Sigma cousin, AKA cousin, Omega cousin. My half brother is also an Alpha though. Yayyyy unknown legacies.

Here is my contribution:

Membership in a fraternity or sorority is voluntary. Treat your chapter members as though they don't have to be there -- they don't. Thank them for their presence and for paying their dues. Genuinely be happy that they are there. Do fun stuff, even if you don't necessarily like all of them. Remember their birthdays and stuff.

I say all of this because all of our fraternities are in crisis.... older brothers talk about OBLIGATION but that sort of rhetoric doesn't work on the younger generations. Our race could feel obligated to do the work of our organizations during the civil rights movement (and earlier) because we knew it would elevate us all. Now, all we see are expensive galas and conventions and not a lot of the ground level work, leading many of us to believe 'Heck, I am doing the work of my organization daily by living out the principles and ideals.'

Which by and large is true.

BUT.... in order to combat the reluctance to pay dues and participate, we need to treat our brothers (and sisters) as volunteers who deserve to be thanked, not cash cows who need to be brow-beat in order to support.

I hope that made sense, it's really really been on my heart lately to help my own brothers understand the key to reclamation.

I've learned:

Frat always has your back even when it doesn't seem like it

And

Nupes never khill because there's always work to done for Kappa.

My dad is the one who has a lot of explaining to do (to his Kappa friends). Both of his sons went Kappa (not Alpha like he wanted), and some of my dad's closest friends he went to college with are all Nupes. They tease him everytime they see or talk to him.:D

But he's still my dad and I will always look up to him and respect him as such.:)

Oh my goodness....soooo true. My alumnae chapter's Reactivation/Retention committee (of which I'm the Chair) focusses on this in all that we do. We also feel it's very important to guide, mentor, and be supportive of new members and reactivating members. The bottom line is that we can talk about obligation all we want, but no one has to pay dues and participate if they don't choose to.

Now that’s just kruel Nupe…no man should have to bare that burden….lol. But like I told my pops…”nothing personal"….it’s just KAPPA!

Every month or so you should do a self or chapter evaluation to see if you/ you all have fulfilled the Fundamental Purposes of Kappa Alpha Psi.
If you haven't then you didn't have as much fun as you should have had in the previous month. Special attention should be paid to promoting the Spiritual, Social, Intellectual, and Moral welfare of members.
Everybody may not be of the same faith, doesn't mean we can't pray together.

I agree. One of my bigs and I get together twice a month for goal setting. Not only does it give us both the opportunity to map out short term goals, but it also gives us the opportunity to BOND and "keep it live" with one another.

My uncle tried that today. He is a Que, and we go through this at EVERY family function. He tends to talk a lot, and we usually tune him out, but today I had enough and said, "you know what happened to the DAWG in Old Yellar, right?" Lol!

LOL.

I love it when my brother and I team up on my dad. An Alpha against two Nupes. He loses everytime.:D

I DIGGS the siggy too...lol!

One thing that I realized as a NUPE is that this FRAT will be around long after I am gone, so while I am here, I need to do everything I can to advance it to the next level.

I also thought about this the other morning when I was running and it started raining. One individual raindrop doesn't have a major effect on anyone, but when those raindrops are a combined force of other tiny drops, it proves to be powerful!

[QUOTE=KAPPAtivating;1807988]One thing that I realized as a NUPE is that this FRAT will be around long after I am gone, so while I am here, I need to do everything I can to advance it to the next level.

I also thought about this the other morning when I was running and it started raining. One individual raindrop doesn't have a major effect on anyone, but when those raindrops are a combined force of other tiny drops, it proves to be powerful![/QUOTE]

That is such a true and powerful statement.....