No I don't think that NPHC organizations are any easier to get in, well in a way I do but I'll explain that further down. I think it's the mentality of interested people that has made it seem that way. I mean I pledged in the Spring of 1997 but things have still changed drastically from that short period of time. I didn't really know much about the specifics of the NPHC organizations at first, but one thing I knew is that in order to become a member I needed to be humble. I looked at it as a job I desired. I knew they held something that I wanted so I knew enough to respect them and to be patient with them. Now we live in a society were people have the "gimme attitude". They want things now. Patience is no longer a desired virtue. Some interest feel that we need them. Yeah we have depended on membership to help keep us going as orgs. but, you can have a million members, if only 10% of them are working what good is the other 90%. So I don't feel that it is as easy to join. I came from a town where Greek life isn't big on the undergraduate level. Now we do have big alumni involvement in all of the NPHC organizations. So for me getting an invite to join wasn't as difficult. It's only after I switched schools, that I saw how people were breaking their neck to pledge Greek.
Now what I meant earlier as to how it might seem easy, I agree with Sweet Deliverance when she said that it depends on the chapter. Like I said, at the school I pledged there was no big Greek atmosphere. Even the IFC and PC organizations had small chapters. One thing that contributed to this is the small student population. And it was a commuter school at that too. But another thing we must keep in mind to is that we live in a very litigious society. Take the 80's on back, people would never dare to sue for membership. If they didn't make it they'd work hard and try again or wouldn't try at all. We all have heard the story of Oprah who was turned down by one of the NPHC sororities. Well did she sue? No. She has even given up on the desire to go Greek. Well that's all I have to say. Keep this in mind: In your neck of the woods (like mine) it might seem easy because there could be smaller population. However go to an HBCU campus or a large white state school, and you'll see that the stakes are high. If you have 300 people show up at rush, what do you do?
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[This message has been edited by NUPE4LIFE (edited November 09, 2000).]
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