[Steeltrap]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Public Service Announcement

Sorors, Fellow Greeks of the NPHC, NPC, IFC, etc. etc. etc., and respective interests, allow me to say just a few words.

1. To all of my sorors and greeks in the NPHC,
YellowFlower is not the only person doing this and thinking this way. She is just one of many to step forward. I know it is maddening, frustrating, mind-blowing, exasperating, etc. to read her words and know that real or not, folks really do feel this way. We know why we joined Delta or whatever org you chose and to see others shortcut their way into the fold can hurt, but I just ask us, the ones who really joined, to remember the ideals of our orgs.

2. Also, please please work to make sure that this year (if this policy is not in place) that all members show their MEMBERSHIP CARDS and DRIVER's LICENSE or another official pictorial identification card to gain access to meetings. We can see already how easy it is for folks to claim membership to orgs. Unless we ask to see PROOF, we never know who could be sitting in our meetings. Even someone who has been sitting up in meetings for years, might not have the credentials to be doing so.

3. Also to our collegiate sorors and fellow collegiate Greeks, it is easy for folks to transfer from one school to another claiming that they pledged last spring at XYZ college but demand proof. Call that chapter's president or the regional officers or national officers to have PROOF that Cleetisha Wilkerson really did join Delta at Sidewalk State University and can legitimately become active with the Delta chapter at University of Sidewalks.

4. Finally, no matter how much a person can irritate, aggravate, or just plain old piss us off, please let us not call them anything rhyming with ITCH but starts with the first consonant. I cannot tell you what to think, but please respect yourself and this forum enough not to go there with that person.

I thank you all for your participation in the Delta forum and welcome your continued participation in the future.

CT4, quick hijack of this very good post: CTFU at "Cleetisha." Thanks for the laugh.