Well, I am not one to argue. I hate it. I definatly see your point 411 and you are/were correct in pointing out the "differances".
Unfourtunatly, I do not have a good understanding of BGLO's. There weren't any at my school. I have no idea how they work, and I really can't say anything about them because I am completely ignorant when it comes to the subject. However, I do know about NPC sororities.
I am not arguing, but I noticed some things in your posts you mentioned about the sororities and fraternities on you campus. First, you mentioned that they drank during greek week. Huge no-no! I know that NO sorority is supposed to use funds for alcohol. Big time no-no and sororities can suffer for it if it is found out. So, what the sororities on you campus were doing is not something that Panhel is aware of i'm sure.
We are also very community service oriented. Each sorority has a national philanthropy. My sorority's is to aid the seeing and hearing impaired. A lot of funds that are raised go to Galludett University in DC. which is a University for the seeing and hearing impaired. We also have a chapter of our sorority there. Even though we have a national philanthropy, that is not the only thing that we support. My chapter has a streach of highway that we clean and pick up litter from every semester. We hold halloween parties for underprivilaged children (which we do in conjunction with the TKE chapter at our school). We go and bake cookies and teach sign language on St. Patty's day at a local day care. These are just some of the annual things we do. We also do random acts as well throughout the year.
I do see your point that we are different. There are many many differences between what you had to say about your procedures and our procedures. You are right in saying that there are differences. However, what scott had to say did have some truth to it. Some of what he had to say was in disagrement with what you had to say, but he is right in some aspects.
There is a difference between you and I. You are a black female, and I am a white female. That is only color. Scott was right in asking why there are two pagents for Miss whateverU? Why? I certainly don't understand it. Maybe I'm nieve, Maybe I don't understand. I'm not saying that I do, but this is what I see. If the roles were reversed and there was a Miss whateverU pagent and a Miss White whateverU pagent, what would the response be? Do you think it would be the same? I really don't see that it would. Hey, I'll be the first to admit it when I'm wrong, i'm not the type of person who defends themselves to the end even if I'm wrong. I realize that being an African American is different from being a white american. But our rights are the same and people have fought long and hard for equil rights between the sexes and for the different races. So why is that it is ok that there is a Black Miss whateverU and not for a white Miss whateverU. If there is a reason, please enlighten me. Our organizations are different based on government, but no matter what, you can not tell me that we are different people. Yes, your cultural back ground is different than mine and your color is different than mine, but we are still both people living in the same nation with the same rights. Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. I came from a small town where there were no more than about 4 black students in my whole high school at one time. Even though I came from a predominantly white town, I was always taught that people are people no matter what color they are. Yes, they are different on the outside and yes they may come from a different culture, but they are still the same as me on the inside. People have fought for equil rights for all races, so now, I ask you, do you want to be treated different because you are African American? When I meet you on the street, should I treat you different than my white friends? Not with disrespect, but differently? I always thought that people of different races wanted to be treated the same. Am I wrong?
You are right that BGLO's and GLO's are different, but we as people, are we really that different?
Please take into consideration that I am not trying to offend anyone, but I do want to clear this issue up. I am mearly trying to gain a little understanding.
Mikki
Delta Zeta Alum
Kappa Mu Chapter
Sigma Alpha Iota Alum
Eta Tau Chapter
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