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Originally posted by doodlebug
I don't think that it's really important that someone was founded first, second or whatever-I think that it's what they are accomplishing today that is outstanding that ought to be talked about the most. Of course it's fun to know facts about all of this, but what we do today is what will save the system from self imploding. Which organization donated the most to charity this last year? Which one went without a single infraction for hazing? That's something that an organization can really brag about-especially given the climate that is negative in the press.
And I think that name thing is just relative to when the organization was founded. After the word sorority came along, I don't know for sure, but I don't think any of the groups called themselves fraternities anymore.
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On the first part, I agree and disagree. I think it's really fun to learn facts and be knowledgeable about NPC--it's something that GreekChat has really helped me with, and it's made my sorority experience so much richer. It's important to know the history of the NPC, NIC, and NPHC, as well as the history of the newer LGLOs and multi-cultural GLOs. However, we can't get caught up in thinking that more funding/age/size/numbers gives any particular group superiority!
On the second part, I know that Pi Beta Phi is incorporated as a women's fraternity. On this part, I think some groups have changed over to "sorority" officially and others have retained the "fraternity", Pi Phi being one of the latter. It would be interesting to know which ones are which!
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