Actually distinguished I do not claim to know what "greek life" would be like. I speak of how "I" would conduct myself if I am honored with the chance to become greek. I can only control my actions. Alot of people who read my post take it the way they want to instead of the way it is. At the same time I am greatful for those who understand what I am saying. Some people insist on wanting to make what I say out to be a "i hate white people" type of deal! I have never said that! BASICALLY WHAT I HAVE SAID IS THAT I DO NOT BELEIVE IN INTERRACIAL RELATONSHIPS AMONG BLACKS AND WHITES! I HAVE SAID THAT I DO NOT BELEIVE THAT WHITE PEOPLE SHOULD BE A APART OF AN BGLO! I DO NOT HAVE TO BE "GREEK" TO HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT "GREEKS". SO YOU CAN STOP BEGINNING TOUR POST WITH "FOR YOU NOT TO BE GREEK" OKAY! I KNOW I AM NOT GREEK AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE SO WHAT IS YOUR POINT. I STILL LOVE THE BGLOS. I LOVE WHAT THEY STAND FOR AND WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED FOR US! YOU KNOW THERE ARE SOME GREEK ORGS OUT THERE THAT ARE RACIALLY MIXED ACROSS THE BOARD! AND HEY THAS COOL! BUT THERE ARE SOME "WHITE" GREEK ORGS WHO HAVE NOTHING BUT WHITE PEOPLE IN THEM OR JUST A FEW BLACKS! I GUARANTEE YOU THAT ALOT OF THEM LIKE THEIR ORGS TO REMAIN AS WHITE AS POSSIBLE. I MEAN THE ONLY REASON THEY LET BLACKS IN IN THE FIRST PLACE IS BECAUSE THE LAW SAID THEY HAD TO! IN ALL ACUALITY THAT IS THE ONLY REASON BGLOS DID IT! I MEAN BE REAL WITH YOURSELF, IF THE LAW DID NOT MANDATE THE SEGREGATION OF THESE ORGS DO YOU REALLY THINK THEY WOULD BE! IF THEY WERE COMPLETELY SEGREGATED I AM SURE THE WORLD WOULD CONTINUE TO FUCNTION JUST FINE! BECAUSE SEGRAGATION IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER, IT ACTUALLY DOES NOT WORKKOUT IN SOME INSTANCES! IF YOUR A WHITE PERSON OR A BLACK PERSON ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS AND THERE ARE BLGOS AND GLOS ON CAMPUS AND THE BLACK PERSON JOINS A WHITE GREEK ORG. AND THE WHITE PERSON A BLACK ORG. I HAVE TO WONDER WHY? WHY WOULD A WHITE PERSON PLEDGE A BGLO AS OPPOSED TO A WHITE ONE. DOES THAT PERSON REALLY FEEL AS IF THEY IDENTIFY MORE WITH BLACK PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO WHITE? THIS WORKS BOTH WAYS! I MEAN PEOPLE CAN COME IN THESE FORUMS AND SAY THEY FEEL THIS WAY OR THAT WAY ALL DAY LONG BUT I BET THAT MEMBERS OF BGLOS WHO SEE BLACKS IN THE OPPOSTIE ORG WHEN THEY HAD THE CHOICE, WONDER WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT? I MEAN WHAT IS THE REAL MEANING BEHIND IT? NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH ASSOCIATION AMONGST THE TWO RACES BUT, WHAT WAS RIGHT ABOUT A WHITE ORG TO A BLACK PERSON AS OPPOSED TO A BGLO? AND VICE VERSA! YOU CAN LIVE NEXT DOOR TO A WHITE PERSON YOUR WHOLE LIFE! WHETHER IT IS IN A RICH NEIGHBOR HOOD OR A POOR ONE. YALL COULD EVEN BE FRIENDS ALL YOUR LIFE BUT AS YOU GROW UP YOU WILL SEE THAT YOU STILL IDENTIFY WITH YOUR PEOPLE MORE AND IT GOES BOTH WAYS! THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. BLACK PEOPLE AND WHITE PEOPLE CAN GET ALONG HANG OUT AND EVEN CALL THEMSELVES FRIENDS WITHOUT ONE ATTEMPTING TO SUBMIT THEMSELVES TO THE OTHERS CULTURE. ARE YA FEELING ME YET? SHALL I BREAK IT DOWN MORE! A WHITE GIRL AND I COULD BE FRIENDS WITHOUT HER DATING BLACK GUYS OR ME DATING WHITE GUYS OR ME JOINING AN WHITE ORG OR HER JOINING A BLACK ONE. THAT IS WHERE INTERGRATION BECOMES A PROBLEM! THAT IS WHAT IS MEANT BY SEGRGATION IS SOMETIMES BETTER! FOR ME, IT IS NOT ABOUT ME HATING THEM OR THEM HATING ME! IT IS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH EACH OTHER WITHOUT TRYING TO IMITATE THE OTHER! AS I SAID BEFORE I HAVE WHITE GIRLS THAT I AM COOL WITH AND EVEN SOME IN MY FAMILY! BUT THEY ALL KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THESE THINGS! I DO NOT BITE MY TONGUE! MY BROTHER IS WITH A WHITE GIRL, I TALK TO HER, GO OUT WITH HER, AND EVERYTHING! SHE KNOWS I DO NOT LIKE INTERRACIAL DATING AND SO DOES HE! BUT I CAN NOT CHOOSE HIS LOVE LIFE FOR HIM AND I AM NOT IGNORANT TO WHERE I WOULD EVER DISOWN HIM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT! I POST IN THIS FORUM AND EXSPRESS MY FEELINGS AS I EXSPRESS THEM TO PEOPLE I SEE EVERDAY. STILL THEY WILL CHOOSE THEIR PATH AND I MINE! I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MY BROTHER IS NOT UP ON HIS HISTORY NOR IS SHE AND IF THEY CAN GO THROUGH LIFE THAT WAY THEN THAT IS A DECISION THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITH. WOULD I HAVE RATHER MY BROTHER BE WITH A BLACK WOMAN HELL YEA! IS HE, HELL NO! AND LIFE GOES THE FUCK ON! I WILL NEVER DATE A WHITE MAN NOR WILL I EVER FEEL LIKE A WHITE PERSON SHOULD BE A PART OF THE BGLOS(OR VICE VERSA)! IF YOU FEEL OTHERWISE THEN THAT IS YOU. IF I CROSS INTO MY SORORITY OF CHOICE AND COME ACROSS A WHITE SOROR, I CAN'T LOVE HER LIKE MY SISTER AND NO ONE CAN MANDATE THAT I DO! AND IF YOU ARE GREEK OR FOR WHO EVER IS GREEK AND MAY COME ACROSS WHITE PEOPLE IN YOUR ORGS AND YOU EMBRACE THEM WITH LOVE THEN I CAN NOT MANDATE THAT YOU DON'T! WE LIVE AND WE LEARN AND I WILL CONTINUE TO HOPE AND PRAY THAT EVERYONE LEARNS. IF A BLACK PERSON CAN LOVE A WHITE PERSON WITH THE SAME DEEP LOVE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE FOR ME THEN I HAVE TO QUESTION JUST HOW MUCH YOU REALLY LOVE ME?
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