AKA2D '91 I think I must be getting old too...Spring '92
Although there were fights and such between different organizations I made it a point to stress to my Sorors that they were not allowed to diss at all in any stepshows. I don't feel that it is necessary. Back in the day you could poke fun at one another and it was ok but things started changing. People started getting real mean spirited. It looks so bad to see Greeks fighting on campus & away at other stepshows. People thought we were crazy.
We tried to pull it into a more positive direction by taking it back old school and did 'tributes' to highlight each fraternity and sorority. You don't have to be negative to win stepshows. And as far as clowning people's history I don't find that funny at all.
Here we are all African Americans. Look at our history there. Look at what all of our Founders went through to establish our organizations. We were considered the elite in the black community. We were considered leaders. We are supposed to be living up to those same ideals.
I know for a fact if my aunt/Soror ever caught me clowning like that in a stepshow or anywhere else she would personally kick my behind and she's a senior citizen now.
I know when I graduated from undergrad they were having talks and meetings about doing away with all BGLOs at the undergrad level.
I couldn't believe that the topic even came up but then lawsuits and such started pouring in and things were kind of spinning out of control. People were pissed about the MIP but the old heads were not playing. I remember one Pan-Hell. meeting that we all got blasted out at. I think everyone was stunned into silence.
We never thought pledging on the yard, etc. would be taken away. But we all know the outcome there. I've heard people talk so badly about the Greeks I'm left trying to figure out what is going on.
Just something to think about
: I remember students joking that the Greeks were just like gangs. They said that we have colors, hand signs and violence just like gangs. All of our community service and work was completely ignored & the only thing that stuck out were all of the fights and disses.