[Conqueror]

In my opinion, although the other organizations don't have a constitutional bond, the bonds go deeper than just stereotypes or mere founding.

For example, I think Alpha & AKA, Que & Delta bonds are uniquely woven into Howard Universitys history. I think their historical relationships made the bonds strong between these four organizations, and thus inspired other groups to follow suit and form implicit bonds. What happened at Howard in the early 1900s, and the way these four organizations interacted at Howard in the 1900's has kinda shaped their bonds throughout the history of the organizations. The fact that founders of the organizations were affiliating dating/married members of the other organization. The influences each had on the other, etc. Then the rivalries that began to form that further pushed the affiliations and bonds that we talk about today.

On my campus we always considered ourselves to be brothers to the AKA's. It wasn't just b/c the two organizations were founded first, but b/c of the familial relationships, ties, and historical bonds. Most important were the historical bonds. As a matter of fact, I believe that it is the Alpha & AKA, Que & Delta bonds that inspired the Sigmas and Zetas to write into their constitutions their bonds for eachother. Especially since, back in the day, the bonds were even stronger, and inevitably implied.