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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
About the existence of NPC stereotypes? Shut up.
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That.
And that they don't approach the significance of those of NPHC groups. [Eta: or should this be said as that I don't believe that they do approach. . . ]
Be honest, would we even have a thread with more than one post if Cindy McCain had been offered honorary membership in an NPC group? (theoretically, of course, since since she's already a member of one). Or if Pike offered one to John McCain?
It's the well-known prestige of the group and it's national clearly formed identity and, dare I say it, status that partially makes the Michelle Obama AKA story newsworthy*.
If it were one of 26 NPC groups, would it have even registered with non-members which one it was? Or even if we want to say there are 5 or 10 NPCs that have more prestige and status than the others, would it have mattered which one of those it was?
* I think all Divine 9 groups have status, prestige, and identity, but that it might mean something to people that Michelle Obama would select AKA as her one group, versus a different group in a way that is quite different than people saying "Oh, John McCain picked Phi Delta Theta." Her agreeing to AKA says something about her as well as the group.
ETA: I realize saying that Michelle Obama picked AKA is a little weird, but honesty, if she has approached the grad chapter of any of the others, would they have said no?