Soror, I second that emotion!
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Originally posted by 12dn94dst:
I'm going to answer your question with the name of one of my most favorite honorary Deltas: Fannie Lou Hamer. If you have not had the opportunity to read about her life, her struggles and her contribution to the Civil Rights Movement, for the opportunities African American have, I urge you to do so. KMOT, I don't know where you get the notion that honorary members have not gone through anything to get into the organization. Just because they do not go through the organizational pledge process, does not mean they have done anything. In fact, by virtue of the fact that they have DONE SOMETHING in their lives, they were offered honorary membership. And not all honorary members are readily recognized. We all know about the Nikki Giovannis, Aretha Franklins and Myrlie Evers-Williams, but how many of us know about the Rae Lewis-Thorntons, Niara Sudarkasas...or the Fannie Lou Hamers?
I view honorary members in the light that is doesn't matter if they do anything for the organization per se. They were selected because they spent their lifetime making tremendous strides for a cause that the organization holds dear. In my eyes, as long as they continue working for that cause, they are fulfilling their honorary membership and thus not taking that honor for granted.
"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired" - Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)
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People should know that Delta's honorary members are selected because they ALREADY embody the principles on which DST was founded. They are extended membership because they have pledged LIFE, not because they are cute or rich or famous. In fact, many famous Deltas are NOT honorary but made the old-fashioned way.
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