[miss priss]

It would be unfair to assume that everybody starting a greek org. couldn't get in to the D-9 but it is the social ills of classism and divisiveness that exist in the AA community hat plagues us. Ideal, truly and clearly no one expects you to be Captain Sav-the Whole-World.....It's just that we live in a classist society where po' black folks look at middle/upper class black folks and say "they aint doin' sh@# for me' and these are the main people that you help.

You said, "The assumption (I realize that it's an assumption and perhaps not everyone's) is that we are stuck up snobs who only do good to get noticed by the media. " You see there are folks who see you as snobs who snub good folks who give too and they ain't greek. Now coming from a mostly greek family I know better....but once again it's my own level of personal accountability. It's not so much as what the D-9 has done/doing, it's what being seen that's done. If you read one of the articles I posted (I think i did) one guy said people see parties/balls and don't see community service projects. You don't have to be greek to work for your community we all know this....but look at our communities they are a direct reflection of what we don't do COLLECTIVELY! Right now the D-9 is viewed as a collectively body in itself. So it doesn't matter if Monique, the AKA, went to Africa and fed the poor. All they see is Monique, the AKA, who hazed girls in Florida. You are unfortunately defined by your association. Once again (community) activism only means something to the person who is involved/doing them; I don't think anyone is disputing that the D-9 IS doing something. It's just that it has been questioned about how much they do do.
It doesn't have to be publish in (print) media to be recognized ,right? But whatever you do in the AA community has to have meaning to why you are doing it. Take MLK he did alot of things but he was martyred in death because (AA) took some personal accountability and he was an Alpha!
Forming sisterhoods/brotherhoods has simply now become a matter of affiliation. Those that chose to have new groups great for them....

For me, this is certainly not a battle of "i do more than you". It's about making EVERYONE have some type of accountability for our communities that look like a tornado hit them and black folxs(in these communities) to stop using the excuse "they ain't gon' do nuthin"...People, just do something!