because we have some new posters who are members of omega phi alpha, an organization i am not familiar with, i decided to visit their national website. i thought you might be interested in what i found:
omega phi alpha is a service sorority founded in bowling green, ohio-one site says there are 12 chapters and one site says there are 16. they are proud of the fact that they have a multicultural membership, and that they have a "welcoming attitude."
the omega phi alpha website states that they are not a member of the national panhellenic council(their term, not mine) because"they impose restrictions on membership that conflict with their policies. in general, we have a problem with the way panhel rush is done on most campuses. cutting potential members on the basis of a 15 minute rush party-is that any way to choose your sisters?"
omega phi alpha feels that social sororities main emphasis is on fellowship, while their emphasis is on service. paraphrasing their words,"we(o phi a) have an ongoing committment to service, not just one or two big fundraisers per year. in addition to helping worthwhile charities raise money, omega phi alpha gets down in the trenches and gets their hand dirty on less glamorous service projects."
to the women of omega phi alpha, i was glad to become aware of your existance and to learn about your organization. however, who ever did the research on the national panhellenic CONFERENCE sororities did not do a thorough job and rough generalizations were repeatedly made. while npc sororities may hold one or two major fundraisers per year in support of their national philanthrophies, they are also donating time and money to local charities. my chapter at fsu has donated their time to the animal shelter: bathing the animals, cleaning the cages: they visit nursing homes and elementary schools, volunteer their time for campus events.support the other greeks in their fundraising efforts as well as non-greek organizations, to name a few. i am confident that every npc sorority member on gc could say the same about her own chapter.
i'll tell you something the npc sororities DO NOT do on their national websites; they do not slam other npc sororities or service sororities. they do not compare themselves to others. they state their strengths, but do not put others down. For an organization that professes to be so welcoming, it certainly is not reflected in your writings or your national website(
www.omegaphialpha.org).
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