^^^It seems that there is a basic lack of understanding how affiliates of the NPHC generally operate. Because I can see how you may be missing the point.
We all know where your idealism exists on becoming closer to God and becoming more Christlike. No one here is critical of that. In fact most of us support your pursuit and hope you attain that, which you seek.
Just to give you more information, all of the NPHC organizations have officers on their "executive boards" that are elected as "chaplains" to mainly minister to their members. This officer position is essential during times of loss, when a member dies. Members who have died have either a public or private ceremony (depending on familial requests) due to their service to their respective NPHC organization and the ceremony has extremely strong Christian overtones. I am not only speaking of my Sorority, but for other NPHC organizations also. In fact several Christian Biblical verses are used in these ceremonies.
That is because the history of the NPHC organizations were founded by Christians and they derived their principles based on what they knew in their churches.
You have not observed the magnitude of various NPHC organizations because you only see what is on your single college campus. And other than your family's choice and a few other situations unknown to all of us "regulars on GC", we are unable to see what exactly you trying to tell us other than what we already know.
From my supposition, apparently, you have just attended some function on your college campus that an NPHC organization had that discussed why those who call themselves Christians refuse to be a part of their organiztion, but form another organization that uses greek symbols and does all the attributes of the NPHC--such as stepping, etc. Please correct me if I am wrong?
Outside of that non-NPHC members stepping discussion alone, and the fact that this discussion should take place in the Greeklife topic thread rather than the AKA Ave or any other NPHC Sorority discussion GC board, there is a bone of contention that one has to take with those who choose outside of the NPHC but want all the accoutrements of that of the NPHC...
Then you stated hazing as a "fact of life". Well it is not... What is hazing? I call it hitting, making someone do things inappropriately to gain membership, degrading and demeaning someone's existance. And if I call myself a Christian, why would I trying to terrorize or belittle someone only to make them my soror later? That is stupid and I am not into that... And I can say that my Sorority is not into that either... And although I do not know all my sorors on the planet, I can say the majority of the ones I have met and come to know are not into that either...
Besides, if one is strong with the Will of God in him or her, then no one can make him or her do anything against God's will...
I think you know the Bible quite well and continue with that, but you have a lack of life experiences, and you have not lived, generally... You are pious, when you need to have more faith... You need more synthesis, bringing it all together for completeness and that comes over time... Bottomline, Who is ultimately "running this show" on Earth???
