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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
I agree with much that has been typed.
I want to add that I do and always have found it funny that professional organizations try to carry on like NPHC orgs (I am not including service orgs like APO in this, although it is interesting how that also varies by campus). I was in Phi Alpha Delta in college but never knew it was supposed to be something so heartfilled and important until I saw other schools having lines and stuff. Reppin' it HARD like "Phi Alpha Delta 'til the day I diiiiiiie" type stuff. But at some schools, the band is a frat with a crossing ceremony and "line names." LOL.
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I would find that funny as well but know that we are not trying to be like BGLO's. We were established before every single BGLO and founded before every single BGLO except for Alpha Phi Alpha. We have carried out all our traditions the same. So know that you have it twisted and flip flopped we do not in any way shape or form try to carry on like NPHC, I can truly say that about mt chapter. If anything BGLO's carry after the white fraternities, how can somebody who has done all of there traditions way before your time copy you. Any organization reppin till I die, why the LOL, unless you are in it you have no idea what they went through and all they are just letting you know that they love their organization that much. People in BGLO's do the same; do you LOL them.
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
You might need to distinguish between your professional goals and your organizational goals. You also need to know what "lifetime commitment" means to you. What happens if you change your career goals (like I did, which is why I stopped being active in Phi Alpha Delta my senior year--still have my pin and probably my decorative paddle--college memories I guess)? Are you no longer wearing your business fraternity 'nalia and reppin' it to the fullest?
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I have distinguished between them. I do also know what a lifetime commitment is. If you change your career goals you are still expected to carry on in the fraternity because we encourage the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice meaning that we expect people to continually change and grow within our fraternity but know that we support you still the same. So yes I will represent my fraternity to the fullest and stay active, and in doing that you have to where your naila at every event that deal with DSP.
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
You won't be clowned if you aren't clownable. If you pursue an NPHC org just don't walk around like you've had the "NPHC experience" because you're in a business frat that cared enough to have line jackets and stuff. That business frat doesn't really mean anything as far as many NPHCers are concerned. Don't disown your business frat associations or respect for your business frat, though, just understand the different levels.
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So being different and stepping out of your comfort zone and putting yourself into a situation where you know that most people of your stature are too afraid to go because it is established by the man and doesn't have enough black folk in it, is clownable? Wearing a jacket that everybody in the fraternity wears, is that clownable too? Why because I am a black female? Am I clownable because I am not following the slew of African americans? Am I clownable because I follow the traditions and the expectations of my fraternity?
I understand that they are on different levels and I always have. That is not the issue, the issue is others do not and I get called a wanna be.