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Originally posted by zchi2
I'm really not trying to be petty but I never said that every member of a NPHC group has made a lifetime commitment. I actually never even said the words "lifetime commitment." I said there was a different EXPECTATION of what a member of the NPC/IFC does after graduation and what a member of a "minority" greek will do. I have been on GC too long not to know that EVERY greek organization wants their members to make a lifetime commitment.
You have to admit though that most people rushing NPC/IFC are just looking for the college experience. But personally, even in high school, whenever I heard people talked about the NPHC, they talked about mostly what people were doing for their sorority or fraternity past the college years. AGAIN, that is just my experience.
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I understand that this is your experience. I understand that every group even within the NPC/NIC have different expectations of their members. I know you aren't trying to be petty but I replied because you sounded to imply that members of NPHC continue to be a part of their organization after shcool and that most NPC/NIC members do not.
I disagree with you in havig to admit that most people that rush NPC/NIC groups are just looking for the college experience. Many of the greeks I personally know as well as alumni are involved far after college. They serve on alumni boards, hold alumni chapter meetings, establish alumni chapters. The thing is that most people do not see any of this. They do not see the efforts that these people make.
Much like members of NPC/NIC groups may not see the efforts of NPHC members long after college.
I will take this as a direct quote from a man in an NPHC group that I will leave w/o a name on this board. (I know this doesn't reflect the feelings off all members of NPHC groups.)
It was related to a community service project. We showed up one morning when mostly NPHC groups were involved and a few of the "WGLOS" came to help out in the philanthropy. One of the men from one of the NPHC groups turns and says to me "white boys trying to help out in the ghetto huh? We don't need your help and we don't want your help."
Yea, that made me feel real good.
My point in the above quote, organizations in the NPHC and NPC/NIC have a different scope on what they do as far as community service, philanthropy, etc. So you don't always see the efforts of either in the "after college life." They do exist.
Now back to the topic......