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Originally posted by suntzu1963:
Naraht-
I just want to make a quick comment on your last comment.
Your 2nd question was unnecessary at best.
Distasteful possibly.
If you link the first question you asked in this quote to the second one, the answer would be that we are a nationally-known BGLO. So how can we imitate when we are doing something that is a traditional concept of BGLO's (NPHC and non-NPHC).
But this comment is only if you are linking the two questions together........
About your first question, I personally have no problem with chapters of service/band organizations at HBCU's doing things like NPHC/ Non-NPHC BGLO greeks, but doing things that are obviously imitating (ie: same/similar handsigns, calls, doing VERY similar steps, etc....) are not cool.
Don't do what others are doing. Do it a different way. Be creative.
And its not all about heritage/culture. Represent the culture as you see it, but do not do/say/try/copy things that you do not know about.
One example of this is:
A LOT of people in this world have step teams and/or step and have NO CLUE of the origin(s) of stepping.
Many people copy aspects of a certain cultural practice without knowing the history behind it. This is what receives the the disdain of members of that culture and/or those who understand the culture and thus embrace it/have it embrace them back.
That's just one example........
That is all for now.
*GREEK LUV TO ALL*
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I will admit that at the time that the Iotas were admitted to the NPHC they were certainly in the same order of magnitude in terms of number of chapters as the first eight members of the NPHCs (Not sure whether the Iotas are still the smallest of the nine. However there was certainly a stretch of time when there were more Alpha Phi Omega chapters at Historically Black Universities than there were Iota Phi Theta chapters at HBUCs. (Our first Alpha Phi Omega chapter at an HBUC was in 1946) I don't know enough about GSS,TBS or KKY history to say that about them.
Alpha Phi Omega (and GSS) run into comments at HBUCs about copying colors,handsigns and calls from the HBCUs, (APO colors=Blue & Gold, handsign = (national) "boy scout sign", HBCU = index & pinky extended or thumb, index & pinky extended, call = skeet,skeet)
Also, I seriously doubt that it is exclusively members of the NPHCs who know the history of stepping and non members of the NPHCs who do not...
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Naraht
Alpha Phi Omega Alumni Volunteer