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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX
i am going to go on and use black and non-black to differentiate between the sororities...
well, when you hear about the non-black sororities, like the girls on the "girls gone wild" video, we pretty much all think of the same "type" of girl. there may be some black girls on there, ive never really felt the need to watch...but from what i hear my non-black coworkers say about the non-black sorority girls, its she is a lush/freak/takes her top off/sleeps around. later, these same girls clean up nice and have a tea party. eventually, nobody mentions the fact that "Barbara" who is in her 40's now used to be that same alcoholic topless wonder. she "outgrew" her sorority ways, settled down, had some kids and bought a house.
now, my godmother, who is an XYZ, is still being considered stuck up/prissy/etc. even though she pledged XYZ back in '77. she is a professional educated woman with a family now...why should she still be stereotyped because of the type of sorority she pledged? im not talking about the stereotypes that could be considered positive, please group me with smart/pretty/popular people anytime! 
why is it that the D9 stereotypes that stick and that people remember are the negative ones? shouldnt it be the same all across the board? |
I see what you're saying now. I think this is because of our longevity and the seriousness in which we take our organizations. Since people who know anything about NPHC greeks know that our membership is for life (whether you remain active and join a grad chapter or not), the stereotypes keep following us because the sorority/fraternity life for us is limitless. On the other hand, many people (including all types of greeks) associate predominently Caucasian organizations with not taking things as seriously (because their purpose for existing isn't as serious) and being done with their organizations after college. It's just like the many people who did wild and crazy things in college who were able to shed those not so desirable acts and traits once they "grew up" and left college behind. Even though some of the predominently Caucasian organizations do have alumni chapters, they don't accept new membership at that level, each alumni chapter is specifically for the former members of a particular school chapter, and you NEVER hear (or at least I've never heard) them say anything about being active in their organizations until the day they die.
Also, I have heard many members of predominently Caucasian organizations say that they "used" to be a member of XYZ when they were in college. This is something that a NPHC greek would never say (unless they denounced their organization for some reason).