See, this is what this whole thread is hinging on.

The bond that Kevin speaks of is regional, at best. People choose to acknowledge it, others don't. A historical connection is there, but a national bond IS NOT.

The NPC posters in this thread are not wrong.

Kevin is not wrong, he's just answering a different question.

Last I checked, "unofficially," "regardless of whether it's official" and "while there is no official relationship" all acknowledge that it's not official.

Regional maybe, or historical/informal/sentimental, unofficially acknowledged by some but not by all.

This fascinates me.

Interestingly, it's mentioned on the ASA national website, but not on Tri Delta's.

I think it's because it really had no effect on Tri Delta. SAE's national site doesn't mention APO either.

I'm reasonably certain that Alpha Xi Delta new member materials discuss this aspect of the common history. While they do disclaim the "brother" reference, when we came to campus, the brand new Alpha Xi chapter there (chartered in '99, the year we opened our colony) already knew to call us their "brother" organization.

In fact, I recall being scolded a few times for not teaching my pledges about this historical linkage.

It is discussed here, at the Alpha Xi Delta website. There is certainly no reference to Sigma Nu being Alpha Xi Delta's "brother fraternity," but the early associations with Sigma Nu are discussed, including the statement that for Alpha Xi Delta's flower, the Founders "chose the pink rose as a complement to the white rose of Sigma Nu."

Due to the fact that I've seen plenty of chapters from my own GLO say the wrong things on their chapter websites, I would NEVER take anything as correct unless it was quoted from the IH website.

And just because it does happen, doesn't mean it's right.

Ditto.
Neil Armstrong's first wife is AXO, but her pin is not on the moon- but according to several chapter websites it is.

Just like how Betty Crocker is a DZ (amongst other affiliations) and how Carly Simon and Madonna are AGDs.

Back to the original subject -- everyone knows that one of the Alpha Gam Founders helped design the TKE Coat-of-Arms, but that doesn't necessarily make the TKEs our brother fraternity. In fact, Emily Helen Butterfield has a historical connection with SEVERAL fraternities and sororities because she helped design their Coat of Arms as well...she was an expert on Heraldry.

Even though the Alpha Gam official website doesn't list her contributions to Greek Life by detail, I know that several other HQ sites do, TKE being one of them, as you can see from the link above.

So yes, historical connections are wonderful, but that =/= brother fraternities/sister sororities.

Of course. No one said that because it happens, it's right. And we all have seen things on chapter websites that we know are wrong. But that's beside the point. Kevin didn't say Sigma Nu is Alpha Xi Delta "brother fraternity" in any kind of official sense. He said:
(My emphasis). Then PM_Mama00 said:
He did know what he was talking about. It does happen, as the chapter websites I linked to, however erroneous the info in them may be from an official standpoint, demonstrate. I'll also give him the benefit of the doubt that since he is a member of one of the GLOs in question, he has some personal experience to back up his claim that it happens.

You're exactly right -- just because it does happen, doesn't mean it's right. But by the same token, just because its wrong doesn't mean it doesn't happen. No one needs to be told to check up on NPC rules when all they have done is note that some members of a particular GLO, rightly or wrongly, have in fact referred to another GLO as their "brother fraternity."

How about everyone stays in their own lane? Because really, if folks weren't riding their NIC mopeds down NPC boulevard, perhaps this wouldn't be an issue.

*says the NPHC patrolman* lol

Now THAT is funny!

Point well taken, LOL!

But in his defense, I'll point out that Kevin's comments come from where the NIC moped lane crosses NPC Boulevard.

And having said that, I'm going for a walk in the woods. :D