gamma girl,
you pretty much summed up what i was feeling. it all boils down to originality.
nowadays everyone steps (from high school teams, to church groups, to whoever..) so I dont think that's an issue. but the fact that some of the chapters from the 2 organizations use "symbols" and traditions that are KNOWN to have originated from (or have been made synonomous-sp? with) NPHC organizations is disturbing to some!
the Gamma Phi Deltas here on the west coast do steps/strolls, have a hand sign, and a call and no one trips off of them cause NONE of their traditions are things that can be SEEN or HEARD from any other organization (NIC, NPHC, or other).
(here i am taking it back to me just not understanding...) but if your national body doesnt recognize what ya'll have adopted why would (or why was) it put into place in the first place? I mean really, if all the SGRhos in Cali just up and decided we liked elephants better than poodles so we're gonna use that as our mascot , would that make sense?
I guess my biggest things are:
1. Why would you want to represent yourself in a manner that you national body doesnt even support?
and
2. even if you decided to do so anyway (which you have), there are many ways you can position your hands and fingers, and tons of sounds that can be made by the human voice... why these?
**i'm not trying to jump on anyone or anything, i honestly just dont get it**
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