Richard(SNU),
Although I count Spike Lee as one of my favorite American directors, I don't think School Daze is a the best portrait of HBGLOs. It is fiction after all
Although I have been posting on GC only a little while, I have been consistenly impressed with all of the members of the Divine 9, their actions seem to match their words, which is what as organizations we should all be striving towards.
I would recommend that anyone interested do some reading on their national websites which are full or rich histories which include their foundings as well as their achievements through the years. You also are able to sense their values that are at the forefront of their Greek experience. Also, upon further research the charities that HBGLos support are many times very vocal in their thanks to those groups and it's interesting to read these acknowledgements.
We in NPC & IFC groups would benefit from doing some research about all HBGLOs, they really live values they espouse.
In addition I think some reading and research would prevent us from making gaffes in these posts. I think it comes from assumptions that because we have experience in NPC & IFC organizations that that experience gives us some credence in posting opinions on HBGLOs. I would submit that it does not. Again, I only say this AFTER I have done some reserach and AFTER I made some errors in posting here (which a member of one of the D9 kindly corrected me within a very generous private message).
I'm not trying to be "high-handed" in this post, I'm simply saying that I've realized after just cursory research that HBGLOs represent an entire chapter in US History, and nothing less than that, and I don't think any of us would post about a chapter in History we had not studied.
I would encouage everyone to do some reading. It is fascinating.
Just my .2 cents.
violets