As a note, this was the thread when I asked the question back in 2001!
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=1667
And as a Note, I'm sure that the Iota Phi Theta brother and I were talking across each other. The question is *not* whether the GLO is incorporated, frankly I'd be surprised if any GLO with more than 5 chapters and more than 10 years old *isn't* incorporated...
The question boils down to more or less "Why is there *emphasis* by the members in speech and print as to Incorporated as part of the descriptor of the organization".
- I've had that answered to by satisfaction that for the HB GLOs founded prior to WWII, (Example: Alpha Phi Alpha) it represents recognition of the higher difficulty of getting incorporation to work relative to other organizations.
- I recognize that for groups that are not HB GLOs on HB campuses (Example: Gamma Sigma Sigma) , that it represents an effort to fit the same cultural norms as the the other GLOs on that campus.
- For the HB GLOs founded in the 1960s (Examples: Iota Phi Thetas, Groove Phi Groove), the information as to whether it was still more difficult in the 1960s to incorporate for HB GLOs is something that I would love to see information about.