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Originally posted by kddani
NPC sororities. I don't see what is so difficult about that??? It's how we refer to ourselves as a group. I don't see the need for something else.
ETA: I do not recall any thread where people were okay with their groups being called WGLOs or HWGLOs. Nearly all of us are vehemently against it.
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Gotcha, and if it ever comes up in a conversation I am having, online or otherwise, I will be sure to use NPC sororities, since according to you that is what the majority of said members prefer.
I do have another question however, and I am not being a devil's advocate either, but how do you describe NPC sororities to someone that is unfamiliar with the greek system? For example, before I entered college SEVERAL years ago, I was vaguely familiar with the existence of greek organizations. I have a few cousins who were in "black" (and I use this term because that is how I thought of it at the time) sororities and I had heard of/seen members of "white" (again I use this term because that is how I thought of it at that time) sororities. I DO know that organizations in the various councils NPHC/NPC/IFC etc. have members of all racial/ethnic backgrounds and do not limit membership based on race/ethnicity. But it
seems it goes without saying that the NPHC orgs are HISTORICALLY Black Greek Letter Organizations (and if I am wrong and NPHC orgs feel the usage is inappropriate or outdated, I hope someone reads this message and speaks to it)...in the words of PJ descriptive not prescriptive.
To make a long story short, what is a descriptive word/phrase/acronym, besides NPC because that really isn't saying anything besides what conference the organizations belong to, that is appropriate to use to describe NPC orgs, IF ANY?