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Originally posted by OPhiARen3
I am not trying to ascertain anything. I am just trying to see what different people's ideas and perspectives are. There is a difference.
What I'm talking about regarding a stronger standardized national presence is not "oh, those are the light-skinned girls" or "oh, those are the smart girls" or "oh, those are the smart light-skinned girls" or whatever, I'm talking about things like with NPHC, there seems to be more of an across the board culture, and it's widely known - lots of girls in high school know about the differences in NPHC orgs and which ones they want to be in. They know the colors, the community service, the general history, etc. - it's just known, and that's standard across the nation. I'm not saying that there are no standards for NPC groups, I'm just saying that the national presence and the public knowledge isn't as strong. And I'm not saying that's wrong.
I don't know why some people are getting so worked up about this - it's just a question, I'm not trying to challenge any one's org. I'll repeat: I am not in either group. I have friends in both. I'm just wondering, because it's something I noticed. 33girl - okay, so your answer is you think it's the number of orgs that causes the differences. No need to yell.
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I don't think people have a problem with you asking questions, but in that you continually come across as belittling NPC groups, saying they don't do this and they don't do that. Saying a group doesn't do something when you have limited to no knowledge about that group is going to rub people the wrong way. The tone and way your posts have read continually come across that way. Also, another problem may be your questions are worded very vaguely, and people are left to guess what you mean.
Again, there are 4 NPHC groups, and there are 26 NPC groups. That's a big difference. And there ARE certainly parts of the country where there is a LOT of public knowledge about particular NPC groups. There are also parts of the country where it's not a big deal to be greek.
I don't think you can say this public knowledge of NPHC groups is standard across the nation, because that's a very absolute statement.
And again, as has been said earlier in this thread or another you started, the black community in general has much more of a sense of "community" than the population at large.
You're asking "why" questions that NO ONE can answer, because they're too obtuse for any person to answer. Maybe consult a sociologist or something, because no one can answer.