Oh, I know. Those posts were more for the NPHC members who took it personal and seem to get offended when a Black person goes NPC or NIC.

((((((DSTChaos)))))) you dont even know.

Whoever those people are. Most NPHC chapters aren't starving for members.

Membership in an NPHC org isn't a requirement for being black.

As long as these people have a sense of identity and aren't pursuing an NPC org for the aforementioned reasons, it is what it is. It is what it is, anyway.

i joined to bang white g.....

wait, wrong board.

nevermind.

So are you saying that someone who grows up in a white community goes to white schools, has white friends, etc is better off in a NPC? I would think (coming from my background) they would want to be in NPHC to meet other blacks and possibly learn more about their culture and heritage. I mean how long can one person go without wanting to meet people of their own race? Note: This is not an implication of selling out.

No.

I'm saying that they might feel more comfortable and at home in an NPC org.

Oh no.

What's worse than educating white people on black people and basic black history is educating young adult black people on black people and basic black history. :eek: I'd rather these blacks get a clue and THEN decide whether or not the NPHC purposes of sister/brotherhood and service fit them.

Plus, I've never met a black person who has never met a black person, even if they were adopted by nonblack parents or something. There are whites who have never met blacks or other nonwhites but rarely nonwhites who can say the same.

I love this :D

I spent a large chunk of my life in predominately white neighborhoods, but I wouldn't have been comfortable in an IFC fraternity. Yea, it's good to be around people who you're most comfortable with, but your entire life shouldn't be defined by your fraternity. I joined my organization (LGLO) because I believed in the values and ideals. I still hang out with people of every race and utilize the proper resources when I want to educate myself on my own culture.

Lol, funny you say this, because I actually have a good high school friend of mine who fits the bill pretty much and she told me a few months back that she wants to pursue membership in an NPHC sorority.

I was like :eek:.. And then she told me which one it is, and again I was like :eek:.

I never pictured her in an NPHC org. But I hope she does well and I'm eager to find out if she finally decides to pursue this org and, eventually, if she makes it in.

Good luck to her. Hundreds of ladies pursue membership every year. Not all of them make it. :)

Okay so what you're saying is that some of these young black people have NO IDEA about their own culture when joining?

Just something to add here - had a friend from college and she called herself "dark skinned". She did not say she was "black" or even "African American". She was from Miami and did not live in a predominantly white area by any means. It was rather a diverse area.

She did not try to be a part of an NPC or NPHC org. Back in the day, she would have had a hard time finding a home in either. She ended up becoming a little sister to an all white fraternity and was thrilled. (I should add all types of people from various backgrounds had issues with her, no matter what she did) She even ended up marrying a white male and now lives in a predominantly white area.

It is so very hard to categorize and try to analyze these things. There is no rhyme or reason to any of it. People will just be people and it is called life. You can't make everyone happy.

I just wish people would be a tiny bit more understanding of things - no matter how wrong they think it is. You can beat this type of topic and it will never be over.

At this point, I must tell you to worry about you. You're a nongreek and you're all over the place.

But it isn't impossible and happens everyday by laypersons and in disciplinary subject matters.

There actually is. People operate in trends and patterns and allow for generalizations to be made. Even "exceptions" operate in similar trends and patterns as other exceptions.

Your friend is actually quite typical, even if she isn't from a predominantly white area.

I don't know if anyone will believe me or not.

I had no interest in joining an NPHC sorority, because it didn't really occur to me to join one. I wasn't fully aware of the existance of NPHC orgs until I started reading GC. I knew there were a such thing of black orgs, but they weren't active on my campus at all (at that time). It was kind of out of sight, out of mind thing, I guess. I was non-greek the first year of college, and I knew many of the NPC/IFC greeks from class. I liked certain NPC sororities and their "brother" IFC chapters more than others, so next fall I rushed the ones I liked.

But, looking back, I probably would have not joined an NPC sorority. One of the things I liked about APO (my chapter) was the diversity, and not just racial diversity, I fitted in really well. I don't think I would've fit into a typical NPC or NPHC sorority chapter, in my area.

Which culture? :confused:

Blacks aren't a monolithic group.

This is making my head hurt.

That's why I quit reading after Page 2.

wait. you're not?

You know darn well what she's talking about. We don't want to take this thread in that direction. Now that would make my head hurt.

People misuse the "monolithic group" phrase everyday. It's like someone used "monolithic" in a sentence one day and caused a EUREKA in people's minds that can't be overcome.

Saying there is a such thing as an "XYZ culture" isn't about being a monolithic group.

No matter how much you and your brother love black people (:p), you still acknowledge that you are Filipino and that there is a "Filipino and/or Filipino-American culture." This doesn't require that Filipinos think, say, and do the exact same things to recreate the culture.

I just wonder why some Blacks are so anti for joining so called white GLOs?

It seems that there is more racism from Blacks than Whites when it comes to these situations.

If you do not walk in those persons shoes, who are any to belittle them?

They as an individual make their choices, not any of the posters who may want to act snide about it!:rolleyes:

People will go to where they feel at ease not because of color.

you must have us confused with some other filipinos.

:whateva:

we all think alike and drink san miguel.

:wassat:

look alike, too.

i prefer the term isotropic.

<== nerd.

LOL, I don't think I've ever had San Miguel.

I just wonder why some Whites are so anti for joining so called black GLOs?

It seems that there is more racism from Whites than Blacks when it comes to these situations.

If you do not walk in those persons shoes, who are any to belittle them?

They as an individual make their choices, not any of the posters who may want to act snide about it!:rolleyes:

People will go to where they feel at ease not because of color.

Get my point?!:rolleyes:

you're >< close to getting your balut card taken away.

Go cook me some dinner. :unsure:

:p
what are you talking about?

i don't get it.

what's really going on?

hey, did someone see that flying saucer?

:):confused::eek::mad::rolleyes::cool::p

i got a meaty eggroll with your name on it.

Did your black friends tell you this? :)

(Racism of blacks against blacks who pursue NPC orgs? :rolleyes:)

i feel like white people are holding me back from doing

"beeeerrrr!!!!! blondes!!!!! whooooo!!!!!!"

Troubling on so many accounts.

Go away, model minority.

we're the good ones. we're not like the rest.

LOL.

that's not what you were saying when you were examing the meaty texture.

I imagine that you are good at this IRL. ;):p

Yeah...cuz we're all the same. We all have the same beliefs. Have the same life experiences. We all have the same values. We all have the same education and income levels. We all look alike, dress alike. We're all Christian and belong to the Baptist denomination. We all wake up to a bowl of grits, then munch on fried chicken, biscuits, and watermelon throughout the day. We all run fast, jump high, and can keep a rhythm. :rolleyes:

Why can't they all be like you?

I'll pass on the eggroll. Greasy and fried nothingness. Not big enough for a full meal. Waste of calories. Gets better with ducksauce but I'd rather have Asian noodles.

You have an Asian noodle?

No.