Now I know the title sounds very stereotypical of the bruz..and let me first say that I do love the bruz...not because I'm supposed to (coleman love) but because they epitomize manhood..and every other quality other frats try to copy...i mean just ask women in other Sororities
...HOWEVER the story this young lady writes..although is riddled with hurt feelings is more common than I'd like to admit...I went to the bruz DC boatride last year and I'll just say this behavior was a little too common..
So for discussion..is this article just too stereotypical? Do the bruz just get a bad wrap...or is a degree of negative publicity deserved because of their conduct..or is this just MEN??
I actually thought this article was extremely immature..but apparently Black Voices doesn't agree...
Full article here:
http://new.blackvoices.com/news/colu...news-columnist
We Got Issues
If You Mess With an Omega Man, You're Bound to get 'Dawged'
By Tracy Mack
We Got Issues
October 28 2003
Do Q-Dawgs ever become Omega men?
After going on a boat cruise recently [June] with these brothers, my two girlfriends and I would say *&#@! No!
At the urging of a co-worker who is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, we decided to get up off the $40 and cruise the Lake Michigan with the brothers.
"Where else can you meet a bunch of college-educated black men in one place?" was my co-worker's pitch when he was trying to sell us the tickets. "Many of the bros are single and looking for nice women like you ladies, just don't dress or act like hoochies. Hey, I met my wife on one of our boat rides."
My co-worker didn't tell us that we'd meet other women's husbands on the boat.
But he was right, the cruise sold out. Hundreds of folks acting on CP time were left at the dock. This was the place to be, that is until the Dawgs started barking. I'm taking a guess here, but more than two-thirds of the brothers on the boat were married. The other one-third were either seriously dating, messing around or trying to get a piece. This was no place for serious, single females; although Freaknikers would have been delighted.
Imagine the heartbreak one of my girlfriends felt when the "Omega man," for whom she had gotten all dressed up to surprise, showed up on the boat with his fiancé! I guess all those lunches they had together helped him develop a taste for settling down.
My other friend also got Dawged. She and her "Omega man" had attended a glitzy shindig earlier in the evening and were set to get on the boat ride together. Minutes away from the gate, he decided he was too tired to get on the boat. He said he was going home to sleep. She called him several times. She spoke to him once or twice. Everything would have been cool if the brothers hadn't announced that the after party was at her friend's house. I guess it's easier to sleep with a hundred brothers barking in your living room. But my girl kept her cool all night on the boat. She talked a little, danced a little, exchanged numbers with another brother, who called her the next day. That's when he sprung the news. He was married.
I never intended to meet anyone special. I'd planned to go with the flow; dance, laugh, have a good time, and exchange numbers with one brother. Tales of Frat Rats from college always kept me from mingling with too many fraternity brothers.
I met a guy. We talked for a while. He was arrogant. I expected that. He said he wasn't married and "Why would he waste his time talking to me if he was only out to get some?" There were plenty of women who required less work. Good point. We exchanged numbers. He called me two days later. After my friends' experiences, I thought I'd ask: "Are you involved with someone?".... Due to GC regulations please follow link above to view entire article..
Bound to be dogged by an Omega Man
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