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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Which is fine, and I never said I havent been exposed to black or multicultural groups, but that those I have been exposed to don't function like the IFC groups do. I think we can all agree that the two types are very different. I guess I consider IFC fraternities to be "real" fraternities because they generally have been around longer, although that isn't always true. We just do things quite a bit different, so to each their own. If I was on a campus with only black or multicultural GLO's, I don't think I'd have gone greek (this is ignoring the issue of race, I'm saying this based only on how these groups work, differences in traditions, etc.). Likewise, there may be some of you who wouldnt join a more traditional IFC type fraternity. The reason I would say something along the lines of other types being not "real" is that naturally I consider what I'm apart of to be the original type of American collegiate greek life, so that is the standard I use when comparing other types of groups. After all, it obviously doesnt have to be "real" to me to be so to you.
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You're right when you say that both GLOs are quite different. In fact they are very different. A buddy of mine is a member of SAE and he and I really couldn't communicate at all. It was funny because when we started talking to each other about our pledge periods, we did so thinking that the pledge periods would be similar. They're totally different. We shed some history about each others organizations but that was it. I agree with you also when you said you wouldn't join a BGLO, since it's not what you are culturally used to. I know I would never join a WGLO, but not because it's culturally different. I went to a predominately white Catholic (I'm not Catholic though) grade school and a predominately white Catholic military academy, so I know the culture, but WGLOs aren't life time, Well..at least most of them aren't, and to me they just don't do as much for the community at BGLOs. Not that they're bad or anything, it's just something I wouldn't have any interest in because of that. Like you said, to each his own. Basically, I just wanted to see if I could open your mind a little.