Posted by Rain Man on 10-30-2000
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For the record, Kappagirl, the NIC and NPC orgs are in all likelihood incorporated entities, meaning that they are registered 501(c)3 tax exempt organizations. Therefore, legally and officially they are incorporated and their full official names probably end in "Inc." The only difference is that they do not proclaim the "Inc." title everytime they announce their name. You don't hear "Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Inc." or "Pi Beta Phi Sorority, Inc." umpteen times even though they can and have every right to do so.
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Posted by 12dn94dst on the same day:
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When refering to the organization in conversation, formal or not, we use "Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated" because that is how our organization wishes to be commonly known. I would imagine the other NPHC organizations have the same stipulation. It is no different than addressing a person how s/he wishes to be addressed. Would you call a person who does not allow you to address her/him by a shortened version her/his name arrogant as well, or would you respect their wish because it is her/his name and not yours?
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So apparently, it's more just simple tradition than for any reason in particular.
Is that less butchered?
