Eli,
Don't be disturbed. This is an education for us all. Quite frankly, being a product of an HBCU, I had an extremely limited view on Non-NPHC organizations prior to joining the dialogue of these boards. We had other greek letter organizations. But they were treated more like clubs than "organizations".
The "origin" distinction is not made to exclude commentary...its a means of identification. As I am sure you have learned NPHC/BGLO have a VERY different view on the culture of Greek life.
For example, I have noticed many WGLO members have been critical about how BGLO members "treat" "communicate" with interests. I have also noticed that many BGLO members have been critical of the issue of "loyalty" in the WGLO, primarily based on the system of "rushing". These are MAJOR fundamental issues. We are not the same and thats okay.
Undeniably there is a LOT we can learn from one another. We just have to learn to stay open to change.
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Originally posted by Eli:
What saddens me is that until today, I never thought about there being a difference between blacks and whites in Greek organizations. I didn't. Until I saw all the people here refer to everything as black and white. Maybe I am ignorant, I do come from a school where only 1,300 attend. Why dont people here simply refer to their Greek group (eg, PSS, AXO, etc whatever) and *not* dub their (or my fraternity) as a GLO or BGLO. (Note, I have never used these terms in my life; read any of my posts, I dont feel a need to differenciate).
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