As I was reading my online subscription to the Hilltop, Howard's School Paper, I ran across an interesting article
. Here it is...
http://www.thehilltoponline.com/news...e-798104.shtml
I Saw a Sigma Holding a Cane...
Published: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Article Tools: Page 1 of 1
Tamir Mutakabbir
It is almost never a bother for me to respond to something that I have read in the HILLTOPICS. But I must clear things up so that people will have the right picture of things. I know that many people who are not in a Greek letter organization may not understand what different organizations represent and are forced to come up with their own opinions. As a member of one of the organizations in the NPHC (National Pan-Hellenic Council) I have to speak about this.
My first point is that if you are not in the "Divine Nine," do not mimic us! I am tired of being confused as to whether a "frat " from across the Yard is doing my call or some other organization. If you can't go to another school and do your call and get a response, don't do it at Howard fronting like you are "Pan-Hell." The benefits do not extend past the Howard bubble like it does to us.
To respond to those who were shocked to see the Sigmas stepping with canes at the step show, who was the first to step with canes? Do you even know that the Sigmas were the first to step with canes? But don't take my word for it. Do some research on your own about the "Fraternity of Firsts"(Phi Beta Sigma).
I understand that the Fraternities (Pan-Hell) are not as big in number as they used to be back in the day. There would be hundreds of Alphas, Sigmas, Kappas and Omegas representing at Howard. Nowadays, my opinion is that there is a different breed of Black men who are not worried about bettering themselves and the community through fraternity work. That is another issue.
Now apart from his obvious ignorance on Non-NPHC Greeks and their customs and his blatant uncomfortableness
with Non-NPHC orgs doing a call, which probably have more initiates within one line than his org has had since the turn of the century on our campus, and his fragrant need to feel like someone has to be apart of something in order to help their community...
I was wondering, have anyone experienced on their campus other Greeks challenging APO legitimacy as a whole or on certain things?!?!?
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Zeta Phi
Spring 2003 Alpha Line
P.S. Cas, I think that you may need to school your Frat up at Howard
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