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Any organization with a Greek-lettered name is a GLO, but the term, "Fellow Greek" is something I only use for NPHC, IFC, or NPC organizations. As for the service/social issue, DST is a social sorority which performs community service projects. The distinction is professional vs. social because both perform public service activities (or at least they can if they choose to.) Social is not meant to demean or take away from our service activities, but rather refers to the means of securing membership - i.e. it is not open to all women and men in a particular field, major, etc. It doesn't mean we sit around and party all the time - the relationship that we have sister-to-sister and sister-to-organization is just as significant as the work we do, so in that light being a "social organization" sets us apart from people that are brought together based on their interest in a particular field or discipline - they are more like clubs to me, albeit clubs with greek-lettered names.
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