[Blackwatch]

Doggeystle82,
I know that every man of Omega Psi Phi doesn't think like that young undergrad neo did and I apologize if you believed that was my assertion, for I know too many men of Omega that have a more mature understanding of brotherhood, but all of those men also seem to talk like you about the importance of pledging in making Omega men correctly. But, I think that this example is a worst case scenario of the whole "pledging makes good brothers" mentality. When you state that the members of Omega Psi Phi fraternity who are financially active, attend community service functions, attend and register & vote at conventions, are upstanding men in the community, and excell at their chosen field of endeavor are only "good members" and could only be "good bruhs" if they pledged, it seems to me the brotherhood, or at least the validation that you give "authentic" brothers of Omega Psi Phi, is based on the intense experience of a pledge process. I am not saying that if a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha is not financially active, then I would not consider him a brother, but he is not living up to the "Espirit de Fraternite" and understand that he is not maintaining all that he should uphold when he was granted the priviledge to wear Alpha Phi Alpha on his chest.

I know that you say that you cannot extol the unique brotherhood of Omega Psi Phi on an internet message board, but can you talk about your understanding of Philios love in a more general context?
Blackwatch!!!!!!