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Good bump....now I'm going to start a discussion on it. My purpose is not to offend, but to discuss and learn. Play nice, everyone.
IotaNet, you wrote a very good post, and I had several of the same thoughts as well. Here's a question: I know that the NPC/NIC members on this board always talk about recruiting/growing/getting our name out/staying active as alums....things that the NPHCs seem to have a handle on. Obviously, getting the NPC/NIC name out and staying active as alum would help the recruitment issue, so...
1. What do you think NPC/NICs can do to move that direction? Without "copying" what NPHC does? (I agree that people should learn and "copy" leaders, but there's a difference in copying skills and copying symbols/trademarks/calls/traditions/etc).
2. How do NPHC alums stay active? I'm going out on a limb here (this is just my very own non-researched observation) to say that the black culture is to "stick together". You see family members defending/supporting other family members, just because it's a family member. Same thing with neighbors and friends. Is the "membership for life" ideal taught at the collegiate level, or is it started earlier than that in the families and neighborhoods? How do you think NPCs can teach that same ideal?
I'll stop now and see where this takes us.
Please, no unnecessary drama on this thread. I am interested in having a mature discussion.
PsychTau
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