SO, cash78mere, before you go off on someone & tell them to read the message boards, be sure YOU read them YOURSELF to make sure you have your facts straight.
Don't you EVER question the Brother & Sisterhood that members of the NPHC have INTER and INTRA-ORGANIZATIONALLY. If you're not IN IT, you WON'T UNDERSTAND.
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haha.....idle threats don't work with me dear. Saying "Don't you ever" just makes me laugh my head off. I will question whatever I WANT to question. I would never stop you from questioning me or my organization, but that doesn't mean I will agree with it. SO don't try to stop me.
I have read EVERY thread on every board. I know what goes on. My facts are as straight as can be. And I KNOW that some GLO MEMBERS, not the organizations themselves, will let another person wear their shirt. This is an individual choice, not something that is allowed by the organization. The ONLY time I ever let someone wear a letter shirt of mine was when the temperature dropped suddenly. My friend had a short sleeved shirt on and it began to rain. The temperature had dropped over 30 degrees and she was freezing and she had nothing she could put on. I happened to have a sweatshirt in my bag that I was giving to my little, so I gave it to my friend to wear. She was extremely greatful. So...my point.....yes, she was a member of another organization. But, my letters do not mean more to me that my friend's health. If I had not given her a shirt, I'm sure she would have gotten sick. The 'good deed' that I did exceeds ANY ridiculous pride that I might have about other people wearing letters. And if anyone quesioned me on my choice, I would question their morals. I would also question the value they put on their friendships.
Loviest questioned the workings of the GLO's. So I have every right to question her. I'm not making blanket statements about BGLO's and then exclaiming "That's why I love my AXO!"
I have no desire to understand the workings of the NPHC. I care about my own group, period. That doesn't mean I won't support the NPHC, but I sure don't agree with "beat downs" because someone is wearing my letters, or not letting a friend borrow my umbrella because it has my letters on it. The examples I stated above are examples that many (but maybe not all) BGLO members are proud of doing. And yes, I read that on these boards.
Lavaliers do not count as wearing letters. It is jewelry that is given as a symbol of love. It is not a person 'giving' their letters away.
To the person asking how we can be members of an organization that would not have accepted them 100 years ago. Well, what can I do about that? Times change, and so do people. If that was true today, no, I could not be a member. But GLO's accept members of ANY race. We do not discriminate. (There may be exceptions to this rule with individual chapters, but they will obviously be shut down if they are discovered. We have seen that happen. No one agrees with their policies)
To the person who asked about supporting black neighborhoods with our community service. Let me ask you----are you supporting poor white communities? I doubt it. Are they not as deserving? They are people after all. GLO's do not chose the color of the people that they help. We help anyone and everyone. When I volunteer at a women's shelter, I don't care if I am helping a black woman or a white woman......I am helpng a WOMAN. Period.
I am secure in myself and my GLO. We are positive, supportive groups who will help anyone in need. And I am extremely proud of that.
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