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Good Question! Society did. Black men in the 1911 in the midwest didn't have the priviledges of the black men in Washington D.C. or New York. And I praise my founders even more because they founded it at a White institution. After all thats where the blacks were migrating to to the north. Why? to have more freedom and opportunity. Blacks weren't migrating to the midwest where lenching and other racial activities were still going on and permissable. Its in the history books. My founders went through some compromises, some difficult times, uneasy moments all to become better god fearing men. That taught them to have humility. Those experiences taught them how to stay committed to what they believed in. We had it easy, we had a process. It was to a certain point. My founders were faced with death everday because of the color of there skin, but they continued to achieve. Thats how my founders pledged. Like I said, Pledging is a MICROCASM OF EVERYDAY LIFE. I believe the women of DST pledged because black women in the 13's had it rough. They pledged. Yeah, they didn't take wood or line up every night dressed alike, but they were faced with obstacles, trials and tribulations that made them better women for their legacy to be going strong today. Everyday your life is a pledge. If you have a car note. Your pledging BMW, VOLKSWAGEN whatever the case maybe. What I can't figure out is why the greek organizations were founded at howard. To me thats like having a Black Student Union at a HBCU today. In MY opinion blacks have always tried to distinguish themselves within each other. Is that why we are having so much problems in the black community today?
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