That was a great post. I liked it, considering a lot of what you mentioned was some of the same stuff I had been trying to say for the longest on this board...
I think that's part of the reason why more people act as if they're members of BGLO's than GLO's, because of the prominence of NPHC groups in their communities. For instance, in the community I grew up in (pretty homogenous in socio-economic terms, but racially mixed--a small town near a military base), I knew what ALL of the prominent blacks were affiliated with. At our honors night, 8 BGLOs gave college scholarships...where were the NPC/NIC groups? But, I'm digressing. For the most part, when you're black and go to college, you have an idea of what you want to become, as far as the NPHC groups are involved. That only happens in the NPC/NIC when someone's a legacy, or the chapter is blowing up. So, if someone has had the notion in their head that they're going to be an AKA (for example), and they don't make it (or are too afraid to try out)...chances are they're going to want people to think they are, anyway.
The prominence of NPHC groups would explain the emphasis on discretion and secrecy, as well.
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