[alchemistoxi]

I'm a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, I just crossed last April 16, 2006.

my fraternity is reaching is 100 year anniversary soon, and I notice, that yes there are other IFC members who reached that mark already (OMG, APA is part of the IFC!!!!)

BUT, you cannot knock the fact that there are distenguished members of not only Alpha's century of leadership, but other NPHC orgs as well. For example, Dr. Martin Luther King was frat. Thurgood Marshall, Current mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick.
There are members that let the letters take over thier being, and it because there is a long road to anything involving BGLOs. And yes, we are bragging about 1900 founding dates, because at a time when african americans didn't think they had the foundation to begin a black organization, 7 men stepped up to the plate and showed women and men alike, that we can come together and make moves for the better. Name me some IFC groups that have active GRADUATE CHAPTERS, that have GRADUATE MEMBERS still doing work for the good of the brotherhood or sisterhood. We took something that was in front of us and put a few good tweaks. I knw alot of people who are part of TKE, and ZBT and the like, and when I mention "My graduate chapter was helping us, they give me a funny look. Like we don't have graduate chapters. Name me another sorority that is a NGO like DST. A sorority with rank in the united nations like them. If there was one thing they taught me while I was on line, was greek love. Regardless of letters, or colors, we may be playing for different teams, but we're in the same league, and whether you like it or not, people have perceptions of frats/sororities period. That we're stupid, and we only like to party

And I agree with alot of people in this thread, you should have done some research before coming online and spouting that non IFC members aren't real greeks, because the oldest and the coldest black greek organization is now a part of the IFC.