How are maroon and grey similar to crimson and creme? I don't see it. Unless you're thinking along the lines of maroon = deep red, grey = dingy white? The former are popular colors for high schools. I digress. If they're not recognized by the NPHC, I don't see how calling themselves "Alphamen" is a problem. Alpha is the first letter of their fraternity. Carrying the canes is a bit cheesy, especially since Kappa Alpha Psi started that, but now all of the BGLO's step with canes. I'm sure that every new fraternity/sorority started by black folks is going to be compared to older ones. I'm sure black folks were tripping in 1911, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1922 and just about nearly died laughing in 1963. There are only five historically BLGO, maybe they discovered in their journey that none of the five was right for them. I didn't get to look at all of the pictures because the website made my computer unhappy.
[This message has been edited by Talaxe (edited September 30, 2000).]