I asked the question I guess because the reason why I chose Zeta Sigma Chi and not the NPC or NPHC was because of cultural reasons. I don't like being in an environment where I stick out like a sore thumb or I am considered the token. On my campus, for some reason I never met a women who stayed an active member of a NPC sorority who I... liked. For some reason I became cool with the ladies that deactivated after their sophmore year. However, I met some really sweet NPC women on other campuses. Also, to tell you the truth I didn't fit into the cultural environment of NPC sororities on my campus at all. So those experiences didn't make me want to run to Rush.

I didn't join a NPHC sorority because honestly, I was around all black people my entire life and I came to college to learn not only inside the classroom but outside of the classroom. I saw a need for a multicultural sorority not only for my campus but for myself. Being around such a wide variety of people who has such an intense pride in their culture has given me a greater pride in my own background. I wanted to be in an organization that main purpose was to gain a greater knowledge or yourself and others and that is what I found.

I can understand a black person joining an NPC sorority that is diverse but it's hard for me to understand why a black person would join a NPC sorority that is 99% white if they were raised in an environment like myself. But that is why I'm here on GC to learn :D

Cool. I get that. :D But I don't stick out like a sore thumb, and I don't feel like a token. And I'd even venture a guess that Alpha Phi isn't 99% white.

I'll venture to answer this one even though I'm not a member of a sorority. I have several different reasons but I'll just share one of them.

All 4 of the NPHC sororities are on my campus. I researched all 4 of them online as well as attending as many programs as possible without being considered an interest. Plus, members from the different orgs are in my family. I've spent 3 yrs getting ahold of as much info as possible and researching the histories. All 4 are wonderful organizations, they all have done great things for the community, but I didn't find what I was looking for in any of them. Since I couldn't find any other reasons to do so, I decided to look at NPC and multi-cultural orgs.

I love the NPHC but the NPHC sororities aren't for everyone. :)

Wow
 

That's all the NPHC sororites do on your campus? Step and Party walk? :(

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I think she means she wasn't called to them - from what I have heard about the NPHC groups, you should feel a calling to one before you "rush" and she didn't find one.

I completely know where you are coming from!!! Glad to know that you and ZChi2 can relate!!!! :D ;)

My reasons were personal too. It is like howand why do you choose your specific mate? It takes a lot of research and a lot fo soul searching but When ya know, ya know! :)

Ditto! Even though I realize now that I could be happy in any Greek organization, it felt right. You just know.