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Old 11-07-2007, 05:21 PM
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[QUOTE=AlphaFrog;1546297]Why? (If you don't mind me asking...I don't know anything about the connotation of spelling afrikan/african.)[/QUOTE

The spelling of Afrika versus Africa is because spelling it with a "c" is considered to be "eurocentric". Spelling it with a "k" focuses it more on Afrika. As a good friend and member of a NPHC sorority explained it to me, most people who spell it with a "k" consider sororities to be eurocentric institutions and not traditional Afrikan institutions (in other words, they view sororities and fraternities as being sell-outs).
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