I'm not sure he actually read the rest of the thread, it's a bit older. I think he just bumped it because it's GroovePHIGroove

What is Groove Phi Groove? Are they rivals with Blood Phi Man? Either way, they sound like they are both rivals of Alpha Phi Alpha. I just think that because the Phi is in the middle, I have nothing to base that on. But seriously, what are the colors, coat of arms, etc?

His sentence is pretty convoluted, but I didn't read it the same way you did ...

Originally Posted by Cardiac
I can say for a fact that there is nothing that is done by any of the BGLO's that was started by them, except maybe actually remembering their founders. PRove me wrong.

It reads to me like that is saying that he feels that BGLOs haven't really stayed true to their roots, and that is why he chooses Groove Phi Groove over those organizations, because he sees his org as "truer" or whatever. I don't see anything in that statement saying anything about other GLOs at all.

You aren't the ones who should be offended. Although why anyone needs to be getting all up in arms over a thread this old, I don't know.

LOL, uhhhh.....

I am not here to hear bullsh@@, or start anything that is against any of your organization, but I am here to answer any respectfull questions about my organization. Colors consist of black and white, arms consist of spear and egyptian sword. Our organization respects all organizations that help out and do things for community benefit instead of personal benefit. Groove is a nonprofit organization so our money comes from our memeber's personal pocket when events are being set. The organization is ran by older brothers and the support of bothers over all. "WE come this Far by Faith". Groove has survived 44 years with members' support and we will continue to survive till every member has their last breath. We dont have a board that give us money every year we do it ourselves. Survival through believers.

Fourty-four years of age....how cute. :)

I am quite familiar with your organization. At one of the HBCUs I attended Groove Phi Groove as well as Soul Phi Soul had plots and their own organization rooms. The BGLOs had theirs as well so obviously G Phi G was just as respected as the other orgs.

I guess because some people have never heard of your org they think it's some made up group or something. Just because you've never heard of something doesn't make it any less authentic.

Also if you do the math, 44 years ago and you consider the climate in this country towards blacks then it is very obvious the importance of the founding of Groove Phi Groove, etc.

I wish your organization the best and may you prosper to see another 44 years+.

Thank you sweetie,
At Prarie View we did a couple of events with the Zetas and you ladies are Ladies for reals so I do appreciate the comments and wish others would tooo.

(I know this thread is four years old but...) I love how Cardiac called everyone immature when he was the one saying that everyone else is wrong except for him. He also claims that all of the history books are too slanted except for the ones he sights as facts. It was an immature way to represent his organization. Ok I'm finished, I just had to say that.

um, thanks.

WOW you sound SO bitter! I think you need to bring it down a couple of notches...

http://www.groove-phi-groove.org/

Although most people will never (knowingly) meet a Groove, or do nothing more than see their plot on campuses or see them chanting or stepping at homecomings and select stepshows; it is good to know that they at least do things for the community. I don't hear about these ventures or see them but that doesn't mean these ventures don't exist.

I know many service ventures are without public recognition for our efforts, but I think that it is important to increase the visibility when we (at the organizational level) claim to have a presence in our communities.

I know this is, at this point, somewhat random and completely outdated, but does anyone understand this, especially this part:

Wow! Go Groove Phi Groove!!! I would be flattered if people were still questioning me and challenging me about my organization 4 years later. :D

Or you could take it for what it is--most people don't know who they are.

Yeah, that's true but people must be curious to still keep responding to this thread.

Actually there were some members of Groove Phi Groove in Ohio where I went to school. That's how I heard of them. I never heard of them before college though.

JUST THINK
 

YOU GUYS ARE NOT SEEING THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE. THIS IS THE SAME MOTIF THAT APPEARS IN MOST HIGH SCHOOLS. A GIRL WHO IS DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE FROM THE REST IS JUDGED AND FOCUSED ON BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT AND NOT LIKE THE REST. GROOVE PHI GROOVE IS THAT UNIQUE GIRL TO THE REST WHICH IS THE GREEK ORGANIZATIONS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE FOUNDED FOR MANY POSITIVES REASONS AND STILL UPLIFT THOSE REASONS. I AM NOT A GROOVE BUT I HAVE EMPATHY FOR THEM BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THEIR POSITION. YOU HAVE MANY SIMILAR REASONS FOR WHY YOU GUYS WERE FOUNDED AND THOSE PURPOSES GIVE YOU NO REASON AND NEED TO ATTACK EACH OTHER. AND I AM SURE THAT IF YOU JUST THINK ABOUT THIS YOU WILL HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING....IF WE WERE HARD-CORE HISTORIANS AND RESEARCHERS...WE CAN PROBABLY FIND EVIDENCE THAT FALSIFIES AT LEAST ONE THING IN EVERY GREEK FRATERNITY AND SORORITY ( NOT PURPOSELY INCORPORATED INTO THE ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDERS) BUT NO ONE FOCUSES ON THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE "YOUR OWN". INSTEAD YOU FOCUS ON THE OUTCAST...GROOVE PHI GROOVE.

So...GPhiG is a girl.... :notsure:

Not just any girl -- the ugly duckling. :(

This rant of yours is completely off base. From what I've seen/heard, on most campuses where Grooves exist alongside the NPHC organizations, they are respected and included in BGLO campus activities and are a part of the BGLO campus culture. It is also important to note that there are many campuses where NPHC orgs exist and Groove does not exist. Many of our members have never had any dealings with the organization at all and have never even met a Groove. So while there may be some campuses where the relationship between NPHC orgs and Groove is strained (I personally haven't heard of this), the idea that Groove is treated as the outcast by our organizations is false overall, especially since as I stated before, many of our members have never had any dealings with the organization.

I only know one GPhiG. He pledged in the 1970s, I believe. Cool as a fan. Cool as a fan.

He says it was good for partying and he still keeps in touch with his frat from back then. Who could possibly hate on or feel threatened by something so...fun? :p

I am sorry that you have decided that you didnt want to read the rest of the posts from these some years ago. But this along with many forums have attacked groove phi groove about not being greek so just because your campus respects them doesnt make every other college so willing. so please dont tell me my "rant" is off base because from what i have researched and experienced, it is definitely not. and for the person that said," so groove is a girl" if your not intelligent enough to understand what I was saying, I dont think you should be on this post at all.

It lives....(sigh).

I could say that your's was a poorly chosen analogy, among other things, but what would be the point?

Groove
 

I never wanted to pledge a Fraternity, I often thought that Frats and Sororities did nothing more than segregate our community you can blame “School Daze” for that. Then one night while aimlessly surfing the web I stumbled upon a link to page that mentioned Groove Phi Groove. With a peaked curiosity I googled Groove Phi Groove and found the national and local websites I read as much as I could find about Groove. I then called a close cousin of mine who is a Delta and asked her what she knew about Groove. She said she never heard of them and encouraged me to look into the BGLO as well. I took her advice and looked into one Org and then stopped, because I knew Groove was what I wanted. I reached out to the president of my local graduate chapter, I was invited to several fellowshipping events, attended an interest meeting and then went online. On 07/11/08 at age 35 I earned my G’s and the following May of 2009 I earned my BA! Through out my entire process my cousin the Delta did nothing but offer me positive encouragement. I knew when I pledged Groove I wasn’t pledging the oldest, the biggest, or most popular Org. However, I was pledging the Org that spoke to me and that’s all that mattered. What made one brother pledge Alpha instead of Kappa or a sister pledge DST instead of AKA comes down to a personal choice. I have nothing but respect for members of the BGLO. Since having become a Groove I was asked by a Que in room full of Ques if I’d be interested pledging Omega Psi Phi the room fell silent when I said I was a Groove. Yeah we went back and forth with a few jokes but it was all good.

Yes we step, stroll, chant, have line names, and numbers just like the BGLO. And anyone on the outside looking in would not be able to tell the difference. To that I say so what, I really don’t give an ish. Personally I like to focus more on what we have in common than what makes us different. That being we love our community and try to make a difference. My god brother is an Alpha and we go back and forth some times but it’s all in fun. One of my oldest friends is getting ready to pledge DST as a Graduate and I’m going to give her all the support I can.

Sorry for the long post but I get really annoyed at the back and forth and attacks on one another’s orgs.

So, you decided to be typical and cliche`: Essentially, defend your org, explain why you chose it, and offer the "some of my close friends/family members are NPHC" qualifier.

When will folks get it? :) You were old as heck when you finally became a Groove so you should really know better. There are some discussions (especially old threads like this) that you should let roll off of your back. Remember that you all care more about your organization than anyone else does. Many of us have only knowingly met a couple of Grooves and Swings in our lifetimes. :)

Hello.

"Old as heck" LOL! I'm in my prime.

sAt down somewhere!

Well said NYGroover. At my alma mater, the Grooves and Swings were very visible on campus. I had an opportunity to meet members from both organizations through community service events, and they were always assiduous and hard working in their efforts. Much Respect!

Thrive
 

I apologize for responding in caps lock. This is nostalgic because as a college freshman I was introducted into Groove Phi Groove by a member who took his personal time to welcome new freshman and to give them info on the school and its inner workings before actually arriving at campus. Its funny because this was one of the first sites that popped up when I was searching for more information on Groove and that's when I decided to respond. But Now I am officially a brother and didn't even think I would arrive back here. Anyway its a shame that you guys can't look at what your writing and see how rude you are acting. My point is you can't knock down someone history if you cant even prove its wrong. None of you have lived through that time to say with a fact that the history is wrong. I always say that all these things in these books can be false and the only truth is within the one who lived the experiences. The history books we have her say something totally different in France or another country. and Dr Phil i dont know if what you said about that Groove was you downplaying Groove Phi Groove but I want you to know our members are not perfect and even though we try to chose the best sometimes a little less slips through. And as far as distancing ourselves: Our history may be different and our knowledge and perception but that does not mean we are removing ourselves away from any other organization. We all are similar by the fact that we are here to serve the community and uplift our youth however we are not one organization but many who have different qualities and origins and that is what makes us different. We are a fellowship but have many of the tendencies BGLO's have but that does not mean we are posers or copying. I dont know whether you feel you created lines and stepping but I know that we identify it with our african heritage so please dont knock us for not submitting to being your creation. We are commited to making a change guys so don't act like our many communities do and focus on being enemies instead of working cooperatively.

A lot of things are a reflection of the motherland (and we all know this) but don't act like what BGLO's and orgs like them do today was taken directly from Africa; like that's where you got it from. You and others like you say that to discredit BGLO's (which by the way, the Grooves might actually have been part of creating the stepping that's done today...who knows?) and/or so you can feel better about saying you're not like them while being just like them in many ways. The thing is...there's nothing wrong with orgs being like eachother...just don't trash talk and act like you're so different. Now that I've said my peace on that...Congrats on becoming a Groove. I know many Grooves and on the campuses where I've met them, they are very much respected by the NPHC orgs and participate in all the council's activities. Also, there are a lot of interesting discussions that happen on GC. Why don't you try to become a part of the community and help the GCers learn more about your org instead of continuously rehashing this argument. Again, congrats and welcome back to greekchat! :)

thanks for the congratulations
 

who started the trash talking or whatever you want to call it. This topic was created to learn more about the organization but look what has resulted. Yes we addressed that our stepping comes from the motherland. Yet the other BLGO members on this site are the ones who insisted that we retrieved it from them. We are not saying that they are wrong for not recognizing the origin but they are saying we are wrong for doing so. Of course it was not taken directly from Africa today but we just believed it evolved from there. And please don't say we say that to discredit other BLGO's because you are not a part of our organization to be able to say that. Maybe you just feel discredited when we say that but that is not the purpose. We are essentially showing a different "upbringing". And I will become a part of the community this is just one of the few topics that was focused on my org that I wanted to comment on. To my fellow Groovers I just want you to understand that we will never stop being questioned and disrespected because of our youthfulness and uniqueness (this not targeted to anyone but just a general statement from what i experienced on and off this website) so please continue to do with you do despite any negativity. And to Dr. Phil addressing what you said to NY Groover it seems that you are looking for a repeat of 2002. He doesnt have to continue this thread any longer constantly defending our org when people just want to belittle it. No matter what others say we are not here for popularity,Fame, Parting, or etc those are just benefits that come with our true purpose uplifting the community so people can talk and say what they want but we the brothers of Groove Phi Groove know what we stand for.

Shut the shit up, phantomreaper. You're the only one who cares.

very immature of you.:eek: what fraternity do you belong to? chapter?

He's Da Bruhz.

ya mama's.

The stepping that you all do does NOT come from the motherland! If it does, then you all better start doing the South African gumboot dance in stepshows, exactly as they do it in South Africa (wellington boots and all). Yes, I think that's the answer. You can honor your heritage and bring a different flavor all at the same time. That will show everyone!!!;)

I'd call Earp if I thought Earp had the creativity to perp GPhiG

That would be the first time his phone has rung in years.