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Originally posted by ENDROAD
[B] The NPHC org I am interested in joining like all the other greek orgs has a very in-depth history. My point is that when I read this history I feel an emotional pride for the Black women who forged a way. I would not feel the same way for the members of a GLO. Some of whom may have been slave owners or true KKK members. I cannot imagine an ethnic person who may want to join a GLO being proud of their founders or predecessors. Not to say that some past NPHC members may have not been a part of some hate group. But history and current events point out that white greek systems were very intergrated with Hate members. I understand that GLOs pledge for the college experience NPHC orgs pledge for LIFE.
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As an black woman in an NPC sorority, I can say that I have the greatest emotional pride for my 11 founders. Slavery was over before they were even born and even if their grandparents or some other relative did, I am not going to hold them or others responsible for something that they might not have agreed with but their ancestors did. As far as them being KKK members...that i dont know but i highly doubt and if they were, I have way to much attachment on my sisters and sorority for what it is now than what it was or might have been in the past. Im sure the NPHC has had members who hate, maybe even a few black panthers (I understand their beliefs but hate is hate)? Having hate in an org. is not restricted to certain groups.
I also agree with what Killarney said, please dont lessen our membership to that extent by saying we arent in it for life. All NIC?NPC/NPHC/ every org is one the basis of LIFE membership/activity. Its up to the individual, whether they want to treat it that way. Sure do we have some that only use it for the college experience? Yes. But your trying to say that there arent any members of the NPHC who dont do the same? I think not and I can name you some.
For Twilley.... i agree it doesnt make her a trouble maker for going through rush 2x or that she was looking for it. Many girls do it, some even three. She has every right too. HOwever, just because she got cut from rush 2x doesnt mean it was because she was black (Im not saying that it wasnt a reason either, in my mind 55% of me says that might have been the reason). Maybe she came off as a bougsie, snotty, uppity girl and it showed both times she went through. Also it gets around who is and who really isnt in rush. If ppl find out you arent really into it, they arent going to be as positive towards you.
As an Alpha Gamma Delta, I do not agree with what our UGA chapter supposedly did. The reason why I say supposedly is because I have heard 2 different versions in published papers coming from different ppl and members. I commend Davis on wanting her sororiy to be diverse (thats why I liked AGD) . I probably would have been upset to f it turned out to be something I thought it was not. However, I agree with 33 when she said Davis is ignorant also when she said she was Jewish and wouldnt get cut from a "Jewish sorority" I'd heard this so many times on my campus and like it did Davis, Itblows up in their face. Instead of whining about it like she did.I would have done something to change it. She just whined to ppl and puted and up and left, didnt try to make things different. In a way I do believe she had an agenda of her own. I cant even fully balme the entire chapter, b/c I dont know what the votes for her to stay were and what the ones for her to go were. For all we know it could have been close 49 stay 51 go. She heard a couple of sisters staying they didnt want her or werent suer abut her b/c of her skin color. OK those are 2 or 3 idiots. What about the rest of her sisters, where they asked what the thought about her? We dont know. Same as before Im not saying race wasnt a factor, but we cant always say it is either b/c of maybe 2 idiots or the situation allow for it. Stuff happens in life because it happens, and theres not always a scapegoat excuse for it. Call me a uncle tom, sell out, whatever. I know who I am and dont care what others realy think of me. I would like to commend the chapter for the advances it is trying to make along trying to help out the UGA system as a whole, even if it is because of an ordeal. Hopefully a lesson has been learned. I would also like to commend Sigma Gamma Rho for extending them a hand showing that sisterhood between Greeks does go beyond the color line. No matter what I am proud to be an AGD and this one thing with one chapter doesnt reflect our org as a whole. Every org has chapters that do stuff others would do or believe in.
Ill say it again, we have to chage ourselves before we can change society. By saying a 50/50 diversity will never happen isnt even giving it a chance. Its starting to happen in some places. Someone said why would we want it to happen anyways... well why wouldnt we want it to happen or at least get it there half way? Lets learn from past experiences and let it be what it is....the past, instead of reliving it and continuing it. PM if you feel the need to throw anger at me. Sorry this is so long but the article pissed me off at everyone involved in the ordeal
