Skeet Skeet!!!
Wassup Rain Man, I see you've been holding it down.
What I've seen in here is typical of what we have been getting over the years.
The Question: "Why the need?" is all over this page. Let me explain.....
Kimmie1913 - "This seems to be a local issue exclusive to those campuses where APO/GSS are sen as trying to represent like other BGLO's.
This statement, althought carefully orchestrated as to attempt to not offend, comes off as still being condensending. Because it assumes that APO/GSS are seen as trying to represent AS other BGLO's. Not
Just being who they want to be. The problem is how we are preceived by individuals who don't know the history behind us. We are new to them.
Why the need?
Kimmie1913 - (APO in particular, some all male chapters, other co-ed chapters, some have this symbol, others have that symbol, some focus on service only, others want to have line names and calls) is there any wonder people may not be clear/ familliar with who you are?
Ahhh, the need is clear and we have come full circle. It is very evident that people need to know. It "can" be very confusing. But the confusion should not lead to anger. It should lead to curiosity.
Why the need?
ahhkbah - The 25/52 family on my campus does nothing like that. They have nothing at all to do with NPHC.
Every where you see a APO and/or GSS group you do not see a 25/52 group. Some campuses as we stated earlier are not in the 25/52 family. You see, in the 25/52 family all the members of the fraternity are men and all the sisters in the sorority are female. Then you have individuals that are at coed chapters which carry themselves totally different. All the Alpha Phi Omega brothers in all male chapter 25/52 chapters consider all the males Ay-Phi-Que from their rich heritage. And you are correct, they do not have anything to do with the NPHC. I saw some brothers in Ay-Phi-Que recently get Branded. And they've been doing that for a long time. Gold Boots, Army Boots, Call, What does it matter? Why does stepping attire matter? I've seen Iota's stepping in Gold Boots. Dang! That goes right in there with some DST sister putting a check on a GSS sister about the color marron that they wear. It's pointless. If you have gold in your national colors, why get checked for wearing anything gold.
Why the Need?
33girl - I can only speak for my own campus (not a HBCU) and say that it would have been an extremely sorry sight if my APO chapter would have tried to step. We would have been falling on our faces and then some.
Hello brother 33girl. You probably haven't seen anything like APQbrothers and GSSsisters
comming together in a step show, saying the Call Skeet Skeet, or calling themselves Vikings or frat with a brand on his shoulder.
But that's okay. Just as white GLO's and Black GLO's are different, so is the contigency of the 25/52 family and Coed Chapters. We do are thing because, as the
NPHC grows, we "Service Greeks" refused to be squeezed out by condesending "NPHC Orgs".
Why the need?
Because if we continue to not enlighten others of who we are, then assumptions will reign. And because I already know that they
have talked negatively about our orgs to individuals, discussing our legitamacy in just the greek system alone. There always a
need. Like Kimmie1913 said, It happens. If you do not stand up for your org, then you legitamize what is being said about your org.
The question was "Why the animosity?". Stated as such to located it and review it and shed light to it if necessary. That's all. Because there is a need for a general unstanding. Especially from the people that
refuse to inquire and attempt to explain what they've seen with the knowledge they should acquire first.
If we began 5 years ago doing this and that, I would be more receptive, maybe. Even then
if what I was doing was simular it would have to be identical for me to even ask all chapters to change what we do/did.
What do the 25/52 family expect from the NPHC orgs? Something simple as respect. Why the NPHC orgs? because that has been where the disrespect has came from. And that may not be in your area but it's been in several areas. Every org that access this page may not be even aware of this consending character that we feel runs rampet. That has doesn't say that it doesn't exist. And if we have educated one today, then that'll be on less attitude that we have to come across tommorrow.
Much love to all the GLO's, because we are all brothers and sisters. I just happen to be a Ay-Phi-Que Viking!
Skeet Skeet!
JayBEE!
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