it has taken me all day to come up with something to say. Although I am a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc. I am LIVID!!! IMO, this is not only disrespectful to AKA and everything they stand for but it also MOCKS all BGLOs! These organizations were founded to UPLIFT the community and be agents of social justice and change, not strut and prance and wear pari all day. These young fools obviously think that's what all BGLOs are about.
My father (Kappa
) and stepfather (Omega
) saw these pics and were not happy. (To say the least). Our organizations were (@ founding) and still are shelters in the storm (my father attended Indiana U in the 70s and can attest to that).... They were founded on Christian principles to show African-Americans in an educated and positive light. When BGLOs were founded at the earlier part of the last century, we were regularly lynched, maligned, and regulated to 2cd and 3rd class citizenship! Our organizations were founded to counter the image of the animalistic, hedonistic African-American and be active in the Civil Rights struggle that still exist today.
I JOINED DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE MISSION OF MY BELOVED ORGANIZATION and in MY BEAUTIFUL WISE AND BRAVE FOUNDERS!! I STRIVE TO BE A BEACON IN MY COMMUNITY AND AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A GOOD DELTA AND A MEMBER OF DIVINE NINE SHOULD BE. I'm not from a very big city so some people can't really distinguish between different organizations so on some level I do feel like I represent all of us.
I know I'm rambling and I hope that my comments don't come off as homophobic b/c they're not. I actually have gay relatives and I love them. These young men just embarrassed themselves and based on the angry homophobic comments that got pulled from Facebook they made lots of enemies too. I understand they feel like they want to be a part of something bigger than themselves... maybe they feel rejected in their own communities and familes for being gay. (Just a thought) But like a previous poster said there is a Black Greek Organization for Gay Men. If they wanted to make a statement (i.e. BE SERIOUS) and be agents of change in the gay community and do bridge building work with other BGLOs on campus and in the community at large: That would have been the way to go. Petition to start a chapter on your campus; don't hijack and mock someone else's org.
That's my two cents.