[APhiAnna]

If you don't mind my complete lane swerve, for somebody with a solid understanding of both HBCUs and the Divine Nine, why do you say it was destined to fail? Several people have said this like it is obvious, and I am just curious to understand why. This isn't one of those posts where I'm asking the question only to follow up by saying that it's inherently bad for people to not respect a fraternity like Pike just because it's primarily white or anything like that. I'm more interested in what the cultural differences between the two fraternity systems are that would make it so obvious to those "in the know" (so to speak) but not obvious to those who aren't.

Is it the fact that a fraternity like Pike just is not capable of holding the same level of respect on a campus where the Divine Nine is so ubiquitously respected (similar to how something like Groove Phi Groove does not hold the same prestige as AKA or Alpha)? Is it that there would be a resentment to an admittedly Caucasian cultural institution appearing on a campus so steeped with African-American traditions? Is it the fact that the Pike chapter was attempting to have a chapter based on IFC style recruitment, social activities and philanthropy on a campus where Divine Nine style intake and programming is more appealing?

Once again I'm not asking this to pass judgment on the reason, I'm just curious.