Brother RM,
I am very aware of the various "issues" that arise between NPHC and my sorority. But it's like what JAYBEE said, you have to let them know what you're about. You can't blame others for not knowing. When you don't know something about a group of people, you make assumptions about them. Those assumptions will not pass until someone takes the opportunity to learn about the other group and you can go from there.
Can you change the opinions of others? No. I think that is very obvious on this thread. Can you make this into a big issue? No. It's not that I'm oblivious to anything that you've been talking about. Perhaps it is because I've got other things to do and worry about within my organization that I devote my time to that.
As long as my call and handsign are the same I will always get a raised eyebrow wherever I go, but being in this sorority as definitely toughened me up. I can't and don't worry about what others think of my sorority-I care about the service I'm doing and I know I'm a good person. But because I'm taking this attitude, please don't think I'm not aware of what's going on. I just do not make it an issue.
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