Reaction to other GLO's

[Amalia17]

I had a question

[Tom Earp]

Alfred E. Newman once said, "What Me Worry".

In most instances, The Civilian population of any school has no damned clue of waht Greek Letters may mean or know Whom they belong to.

It is a generalization only. Greek Letters = Greeks no matter what?

[Coramoor]

At my school the general feeling is that there are the social greeks, which are the real greeks, and then there are the service and school greeks. The service and school greeks are generally not considered real fraternities/sororities. I know a lot of people that only join those orgs as a resume builder, but are very active in their social org.

[Tom Earp]

Yes, Social Greeks are considered as "real Greeks", but what of the others who wear Greek Letters?

Do They Socialize? I really dont know.

As an APO, BU Chapter, We did not socialize at all.

But the experience that I got fom APO is as dear to me as LXA.

As an APO, I felt, that We did a lot of good.

As an LXA, I feel, that we do a lot of good, so what is the true definition? Dont Many Greek Social Organizations do many good things through Charity Events?

Comparying different types of Greek Letter Organizations is way above the rhelm of ????

[KSUViolet06]

I consider APO, and GSS greek, but NOT social greek. I am in a service club that happens to have greek letters, but I make it point that we ARE NOT a sorority. And I also don't like it when open membership service orgs try to "remix" their org and turn it into something that it's not. Like academic honoraries doing Greek Week and stuff.

[Amalia17]

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[Erik P Conard]

I think I have a Sigma Delta Pi pin, never unwrapped. Phi Theta
Kappa, likewise, APsiO and APO and PDK, some others. Never
saw them socialize, 'cept PDK--teachers, after college. The other
groups were, like previously said, only "resume builders." Oh,
yes, Alpha Eta Rho--radio, and Alpha Theta Rho, art, and the well
regarded history one, can't even call its name.
At any rate, times change, but honoraries and professionals, even
tho they were sought, were basically framed shingles. But that
was way back when. Today it is a whole new ball game and what I considered "real" is scorned today.

[GPhiLlama]

Our APsiO chapter is, of course, more interested in drama advancement than socializing, but we're trying to get our name out and be more involved with the rest of the campus. Our chapter is fairly new, so we're still working out the kinks.

[abaici]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
the well
regarded history one, can't even call its name.

Phi Alpha Theta

[Optimist Prime]

profesional/honor greek orgs whose members where letters mean that they weren't cool enough to join Greek life.

[Tom Earp]

Not cool Billy being a member of Alpha Phi Omega!

Am still proud of what I and my fellow members did on Campus!

Now s*itser that I am not good enough to have been a member of LXA for 39 Years.

[Amalia17]

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[Senusret I]

Originally posted by Tom Earp
Not cool Billy being a member of Alpha Phi Omega!

Billy who?

[33girl]

I know that some of the Alpha Psi members from my era came back to visit and were VERY upset at their chapter's wearing jackets and such. To them it was trying to act like social Greeks which they didn't want to be considered a part of.

A Phi O has always had jackets.

As far as honoraries - i.e. the you get in if you have grades type - the only time I've ever seen anyone wearing letters is one of my sisters who was also in Kappa Delta Pi (education honorary). I think they had a very active chapter though.

[Kevin]

Your real question is whether or not we consider you greeks at all.

I'd say that we do and we don't (or at least this is how I see it).

Amelia, your acting fraternity is a professional organization. While you do have many rituals and similiarities that are similar to traditional social organizations, you have enough differences that you really aren't the same. You don't participate in Rush, most likely, you don't participate in Greek Week, you don't have social events planned with other GLO's, etc. Your fraternity focuses on your profession. You socialize and learn from those in your chosen profession. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just not Greek in the same sense that social groups are.

In summary: Yes, you are greek. However, you are not greek like us.

Does that give anyone the right to look down on you? Heck no. Do people do it? Maybe on your campus, but really, I've never seen it. Usually, we have as much to do with organizations like yours as we do with Circle K or the International Student Senate.