[PrettyKitty]

Originally posted by Rain Man


PK,

The basic issue that I have with BGLOs is the incredibly idolatrous relationships that these individuals have with their orgs. Where perps get beat up rather than talked to, where people get beat up just for TOUCHING 'nalia, where non-members can't say the word "frat" or "soror" as if it's a cuss word, where if someone openly disagrees with what a BGLO or an aspect thereof is all about, they get backlash to the Nth degree. I just see a double identity; they don't want to be known as gangs, yet they perpetuate the very behavior they are trying to remove. I mean, there was a thread in the Delta forum on what would you do if a homeless person wore your nalia? I am sorry, but that is idol worship, plain and simple.

As far as OA's post, frankly I am still not sure if it is "hypothetical" or not, as he said, "if any of my bruhs in Ohio read this, they'll give you the beatdown that YOU deserve", or words to that effect. I took it as a threat, because that was what it appeared to be.

As far as your last paragraph comments, each org should have a set of policies and procedures for dealing with perps. But I am sure that it does not involve physical violence. Again, as I said in a previous post, if you deal with a perp(s), you do it LEGALLY and PROPERLY. OA and his bruhs may not care about jail, but if the perp takes it to the TV/print media, the letters A-PHI-A could become M-U-D when the media is done with their story(ies), but hey, if OA (or any other Greeks) don't care about how their org is seen through the media, IMHO it's a lost cause from the getgo.

Just my input
RM

IMO, You have a lot of misguided anger towards BGLO's and I think you need to just let it go. Contrary to popular belief, one bad apple does not spoil the bunch...All organiZations are not the same, neither are all chapters within each organiZation. I didn't take what Original Ape said to mean that he would literally do that to you. Why take it personal? If that is the way Original Ape feels about perps, then that is the way Original Ape feels about perps...however, that is NOT the way Alpha Phi Alpha feels about perps.

I am starting to see a pattern here...same issues different topic...