33GIRL, You are on it 1922%!!!
It's not that we claim that everything is privledged info, just to be snooty or to be intimidating--honestly a lot of the questions that have been asked are not meant to be known by the general public!!
I think what happens is that GLO's (in my experience) are usually more out in the open with their rushes, bids, and pledgees--and BGLO's are not (which may make us appear a little more uptight). And I understand that this may cause people to have questions about us--which we are more than happy to answer, but only WHEN WE CAN!
There are rites/rituals/oaths that are particular to each individual BGLO, and there are also rites/rituals/oaths that we as a family share together. And for any family member to divulge information that is of no one's business but those that have traveled that long journey (and those that are embarking on their's), can be detrimental to OUR history as Black Greeks.
When I was in school, I noticed that a lot of non-black fraternities and sororities were trying to imitate some of the things BGLOs were doing (stepping with canes, having line names, numbers, calling each other sands...), and it bothered me cause they didnt understood the true history behind it. They had received a little info here, some there, made up their own inbetween and decided it was cool to do!
I dont want anyone to be leery (sp?) about asking us anything, we will always try to answer any questions when we can! We're not trying to be uptight and we definately are not trying to be intimidating, we just want to preserve what is OURS, that's all......
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