Visit other forums--don't just limit yourself to your specific org or org you want to join. If I only read the threads in the DST forum, I would be sufficiently entertained, sure, but I would miss soooo many other topics that are interesting and entertaining. I may not respond to every thread I read but I like reading other forums.

Ditto:)


Don't wanna meet in a back ally! I think she's HELLA cool. She isn't afraid of anyone and says what's on her mind. 33Girl and DSTCHAOS also. There are some strong personalities here on GC but a few will challange you so directly it makes the convo that much more interesting and sometimes funny (depending on how they insult you, directly or indirectly). There are a few others but specifically OTW, if she swings, you better duck cause' it's gonna sting.:cool:

Newbies:
Sarcasm is good. Just make sure everyone else knows you're being sacastic. I've seen plenty of fightshttp://www.siyclone.com/forum//style...ult/boxing.gif break out because of peeps not "getting it". Use emoticons/smilies if you have to. The rolling eyes usually gets the point across.

If you don't get sarcasm, well, sorry can't help ya' there. All I can say is don't take it personally.

Although we live in a time where ALL of one's personal business is made public, just know that IT'S OKAY to NOT post ALL of your business, SORORITY OR FRATERNITY based on MBs, in emails, and such.

We don't need NOR want to know everything. Discretion begins BEFORE you become a member of an organization and continues after you become a member. Hopefully, your mother, father, or guardian taught you about keeping your mouth shut (sometimes) wayyyyy back when. :D

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rehijack--

wow:

Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,463

i just made that cutoff huh? go me! go me!

/rehijack


OH! someone mentioned that PM's (private messages) are your friend. BUT they are private for a reason: don't post someone's PM in a thread because you felt wronged by what they may have said to you. i know its tempting to "out" said poster and get some revenge, but it's bad form and just a really grimy move.

Be care what you say as a newbie....it may come back to haunt you.

Have fun with it. I find pleasure in catching up with my GC peeps.

Newbies, the more you write, the more we learn about you and your behavior. Tone and language can be interpreted by what you write. A profiler can identify you based on what you write and we can find your IP addresses.

Besides, I relish training in picking apart arguments. It helps me with my career...

Do not feed the trolls...
 

Newly inducted sorors and greek friends:

Do NOT feed the TROLLS!

That means I have come out with my trucks and tent the place from infestations.

There is always a nuclear (in my best Dubya's voice) option.

Remember, what must we prove with our organizations?

Weekly additions...
 

To the newly inducted:

If someone desires membership into our illustrious organization, your question should be how come? Then, let the interest decide how to explain himself or herself to you. The KEY IS: Keep them talking! The more they talk, the more you know about who they are. If they say ignorant stuff, that information they have only requires you to say "continue doing your active research". Then, smile... K.I.M.

It is not your job to convince them to join our organizations. If they bad mouth one group versus another, that is them and they have chosen to not learn deference. At this time, if they choose not to learn deference, they you cannot teach it to them because they choose to be foolish.

I received an PM about learning more about AKA MIP. I have choosen not to respond to it. What can I say? I do not understand what they are asking.

Don't lie or strech the truth.

Sooner or later, you will conterdict yourself and someone will catch you and point it out.


Also, "My roommate/sister/friend/neighbor/cat was using my username, I didn't really say that" is L-A-M-E. If you really do have that problem, log off. Tell them to get their own username, it's free.

Weekly reminders.
 

Please refrain from posting full frontal nudity of information on alternate GC threads related to any Sorority's membership intake processes. That is foul. And you are foul when you do it. You are SKATING ON THIN ICE!!!

We will request your IP address to pass on to our respective HQ's and you will NEVER become a member of any organization.

When we say discretion, we mean EVERYWHERE including GC...

^^^^ That's what I'm talking about!

Weekly reminders and poetry tea...
 

Remember: The SEARCH function is your friend.

Also, most GC'ers are citizens of the United States. We have a constitution that provides us the freedom of religion and creed.

The point to this is:

I'd rather see a sermon
than hear one any day;
I'd rather one should walk with me
than merely tell the way.

The eye's a better pupil
and more willing than the ear,
Fine counsel is confusing,
but example's always clear;

And the best of all the preachers
are the men who live their creeds,
For to see good put in action
is what everybody needs.

I soon can learn to do it
if you'll let me see it done;
I can watch your hands in action,
but your tongue too fast may run.

And the lecture you deliver
may be very wise and true,
But I'd rather get my lessons
by observing what you do;

For I might misunderstand you
and the high advice you give,
But there's no misunderstanding
how you act and how you live.

When I see a deed of kindness,
I am eager to be kind.
When a weaker brother stumbles
and a strong man stays behind

Just to see if he can help him,
then the wish grows strong in me
To become as big and thoughtful
as I know that friend to be.

And all travelers can witness
that the best of guides today
Is not the one who tells them,
but the one who shows the way.

One good man teaches many,
men believe what they behold;
One deed of kindness noticed
is worth forty that are told.

Who stands with men of honor
learns to hold his honor dear,
For right living speaks a language
which to every one is clear.

Though an able speaker charms me
with his eloquence, I say,
I'd rather see a sermon
than to hear one, any day.

by: Edgar A. Guest from the book "The Light of Faith"

You know, my grandfather use to quote this poem verbatim... Boy, he was a great man in his time. And during his funeral, a man from FAMU quoted this same poem.

If it were me... An "iv" would want to be reciting this poem verbatim... Different day, different world... Oh vell...

Weekly Reminder...
 

As eager as some of you interests, potentials and PMN's might be to join various GLO's, please, pretty please, refrain from posting ANY checks on your status to join. WE have YET to give you any answers! Thank you. :)

Also, new members, please refrain from replying, especially my sorors. It puts our pearls in jeopardy. Yes, sorors, it is as simple as that... Thank you. :)

Love, peas and hair grease...

Weekly reminders
 

Please be committed to service to all mankind!!! :D We all make choices in our lives.

Choose to be inspired!

Envy is worse than a waste of time. For when you hold on to thoughts of
envy, you are actively holding yourself back.

Envy builds a wall between you and the abundance that could otherwise be
yours. Envy can drain you of your best possibilities.

Do you ever resent it when someone else has acquired or achieved or
experienced some particular thing and you have not? If so, then your
envy actually makes your own situation worse.

Instead of being envious about the good fortune of others, be genuinely
thankful for it. That instantly puts you in a much better position to
create similar good fortune in your own life.

When you celebrate the achievements of others, you connect yourself in a
positive and empowering way to life's abundance. When you choose to be
inspired, your eyes will open to many more valuable and positive possibilities.

Be truly thankful for the success that you see around you. And that
success will soon become your own.

-- Ralph Marston

I heart AKA_Monet! I look forward to the weekly reminders

just found this thread and have thouroughly enjoyed reading it. i could only think of a few things to throw out here...

1. definitely visit forums other than your own, even if you never get around to posting in them. i've absorbed a lot over these past few years from the NPHC forums in particular.

2. just because you're an individual and this is a message board, doesn't mean you aren't representing your org. i have tried to stay above it and not generalize, but i'm sorry, i still wonder what some orgs were thinking when they extended membership to certain GC posters...

2.5 - just because somebody wears your letters, doesn't make them right. i've seen too many people on here make COMPLETE ASSES of themselves while "defending" their fellow members (or new online BFF for that matter). if your fellow member or buddy is called out on their BS, just let it go. its been my personal experience that they probably deserved it. obviously if a fellow member is having COMPLETE LIES spread about them by people sticking their noses where they don't belong and talking about things they have NO BUSINESS discussing... well, exceptions are made...

3. grammar is your friend. i keep thinking that most of us are college educated (or in the process) but i'm sadly disappointed on a regular basis...

4. if you think you're anonymous, think again. likewise, if you think you can send PM's to random people with total lies/BS/members only business in them and NOBODY else will find out... wow! i could write some witty retort here, but i fear as though my wit would be wasted on your utter stupidity...

- m

Weekly additions
 

Dear newbies,

We will have our usual influx of new GC'ers coming in asking quite a few questions. Kindly direct them here to answer all their questions.

All newbie GC'ers, if you have lacked doing your research, do not post until you are absolutely sure that you have found the answer to your questions before posting on our AKA Ave. You will get shut down immediately if it violates the GC TOS, AKA International Rules and AKA POW.

Remember, we will NEVER discuss becoming a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Weekly Additions
 

Threats against ANYONE on GC is against the TOS when you registered. Making them or fooling them that you fortunately made that internet connection between real life and cyperspace is considered stalking, especially if it is unwarrented and unwelcomed. You should be banned pending agreement with the GC owner, John Hammell.

However, we at GC Hopsital want to uplift clients with the best of care and will provide thorough and medically relevant evaluations free of charge. :D

Disclaimer: Only for entertainment purposes and not be used for the sole purpose of psychiatric evaluation without a licensed healthcare provider

So when a moderator threatens someone with tracking their IP address and learning their identity, threatening a lawsuit, blackballing from an organization, or expulsion.... that's okay though, right?

Actually, I am well within my rights to present her to my Corporate Office for breaking the rules and regulations of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. MIP as stated in her letter. What do you know about the official stance of the Risk Management book from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Corporate Office?

Stay in your lane!!! http://www.pledgepark.com/images/smilies/driving.gif

Why are your feelings hurt? I am giving you the benefit of the doubt and you squander it like this? You ought to feel honored.

Like I said, stay in your lane--and if you cannot, stay home. Continue posting in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Ave on GC.

Relationships...
 

A soror on TV made these comments

Let's try hard to do soulwork.

Seems as though I've missed something.....GREAT! ;)

If new to GC and you happen on this board, please read and re-read the POW or Pearls of Wisdom They are there for a reason.

When the AKA Mods lock or delete your post(s), it is for that reason. All of GC Mods are kindly assisting us in this process and we are eternally grateful.

Thanks.

Interested sisterfriends, you have only 3 chances to screw up and state ignorant comments. Do it a 3rd time and we will recommend banishment from GC. From our perspective, violation of the clear rules of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as stated on the website violates the GC TOS.

If you persist posting idiocy in another thread, it might be deleted. Details will be given to our Corporate Office.

My sorors and I are very active members in my Sorority. When we tell you something, we only need to state it once. Fail to follow the proper procedures and rules as outlined publicly on the International website about membership will cause repercussions. Ignorance of the rules lacks an excuse....

Sisterfriends and new to GC folks, please refrain from posting anything against the Pearls of Wisdom on the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. GC thread in 2008. Because we will guarantee an immediate deletion. Thank you.

Repect DP...
 

Only way to communicate when dealing with these...

This message is directed for the ivie---err, I mean--interests:

On January 15, 2008, I want to see accolades, poems and songs extolling the perpetual virtuosity of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

SEARCH to find the links both on all GC threads related to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. PM the Mods with your link. It had better exist in the positive and refrain from the negative...

If you are serrriousssss about MY sorority, when you grow up, if you grow up, you only can fathom being just like me!!!

LOL!

LOOOOOOL!!

*IBTW*

Oh my God, this took me back!

Big Sister AKA_Monet, permission to laugh, please. . .

Commence with appropriate smile wipes... Allllpha Kapppa Allllpha Sorority, Inc. is SEEEERIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS matter...

;)

Respect DP!!!
 

I demand a chant by all ivie--er--interests!!! It would BEHOOVE these ivie--er-interests and their line--I mean--co-initiates to have SPECIFIED AKAledgments, AKAlades and AKAplishments in this chant.

I want it by January 15, 2008 at 8:08 AM PST...

Act like you have a PURPOSE!!! Ivy Talk is in ESPffect... ONLY SPEAK IN THE POSITIVE!

If this chant fails include our moderators, you will have demerits...

Do NOT discuss ANYTHING that you think a member did or someone you thought they did in reference to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. if you are NOT in my Sorority, or in ANY sorority for that matter.

It is considered in poor taste and you will be deemed as troll or tripe.

If you are a serioussss interest, RUSH is NOT the time or day to fathom if you want to become a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. All the required information will be given to you is due time, in the locale that you need it...

NO WHINERS!!!
 

I do not have children for a reason. So I definitely DO NOT spoon feed specific information regarding Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. unless I know you will learn from the experience.

I have been a soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. since 1989. I think I know what it takes to serve in my Sorority, I know what the requirements for membership are, I know the amount of time, commitment and energy it takes to fulfill chapter, cluster, regional and International obligations.

When a person is belligerent, challenging and ignorant of the rules and regulations of MY sorority it causes my Agent AKA to act up and I will immediately restrict all access for more information. What is the point of any explanations to someone if he or she already thinks he or she knows more than I already know given my position in my Sorority.

Majority of my sorors agree with me. Moreover, we are NOT a social club where we have savours and saints we worship. This is about serving mankind with community service. Yes, many of us are friends from afar, AND we are ABOUT the business of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Always!!!

If you are looking for homegirls to kick it with, drinking buddies, and instant popularity, then Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is not for you... And I don't think any other sorority is for you if that is what you want...

Why be condescending to any member here who has been verified?
 

How come someone who claims to be an "REAL" interest in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. would offend a president of a very large chapter in the United States who also is a moderator? That is just plain ignorant and really, please choose another sorority to join that brings you joy, because really, you probably would NOT like us, especially when we are angry...

How about announcing yourself in your respective areas before posting in folks threads? If you have lest than 200 posts, although you feel you have a significant opinion, then it would behoove you to state your reasons for your presence. Otherwise, you will be viewed as a trollquan or trollquisha (per my Soror Steeltrap's axioms).

First and foremost, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail...

And excuses are the rules of the incompetent.

Reading is fundamental...

And membership is not bestowed upon all...

Please refrain from posting ANY membership related questions even if it is your best friend's, uncle's cousin's sister-in-law's interest. It is stupid and we will immediately delete the post.

We do not play here when it comes to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.