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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
Mason and OES do a lot in some black communities, however, most of the visible Masons and OES members that I've seen in the community are also members of NPHC organizations.
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Thanks for filling me in on that. That's not what I've seen in the traditionally white lodges that I've been exposed to, so I'm glad to know that some Masons do take community service seriously.
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Originally Posted by emb021
The other types of GLO (professional, honor, service), were spinoffs from the socials, focusing on those areas (networking for those in a profession, honoring outstanding students in that 'profession', doing service), but still using the concepts of fraternalism (bonds of brotherhood, rituals, etc).
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Just to add a little more, in many instances for the earlier "professional" or course-of-study-specific fraternities, networking was not the original focus. When the earlier GLOs of this type arose, many if not most of the older general (social) fraternities would only charter at liberal arts colleges. Meanwhile, to give a few examples, law students might go straight to a law school without "college" first (and most law schools granted "bachelor's" degrees then), dental or pharmacy students went to straight to a dental or pharmacy school, ag or engineering students went to ag or technical colleges and music students might go to a conservatory rather than a college. Many of the early professional GLOs began to replicate the Greek experience at schools where established fraternities would not charter.