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Originally Posted by honeychile
I should probably keep my mouth shut on this, but here's my two cents:
When I was in school, AKA was the only NPHC sorority which sent a delegate to the Collegiate Panhellenic meetings. They decided to take part in Greek Sing that year. Nobody thought to ask them what it entailed, just gave them the same rules everyone else got (how many members, background music v. a cappella, etc). They didn't think to ask.
So, Greek Sing came, and all of the IFC fraternities & NPC sororities showed up in their highly detailed costumes, prepared music, and sang the Broadway standards or classic Neil Diamond, Beatles, or whatever songs. Then the AKA sisters took the stage - in their line clothing, doing step songs. Everyone could tell that they were scared and in shock, and for a second, nobody clapped at all. I'm proud to say that the ADPis and the fraternities we were sitting with all stood and clapped and whistled for them, then everyone else also clapped.
One of these days, we're going to quit blaming each other for not getting the rules straight, and instead, make sure that everyone's on the same page BEFORE the problems start. We're going to realize that there are culture differences which shouldn't divide us, but unite us by their very differences. It starts here, folks, on places like GreekChat, so long as we don't tear each other apart to do so.
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Not being told the rules isn't what we're talking about.
However, 10-15 years ago, the NPHC orgs at the schools that I've attended and worked with had the exact same experience as that AKA chapter you're typing about.
If everyone's going to be included, everyone should be told the rules and it should be understood that not every group will be able to fit with the rules. Then, if it's not a mandatory activity like Panhel meetings and Greek Week are at many schools, the groups can decide to bow out gracefully if need be.