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Originally posted by SKEEphistAKAte
As I stated before, I knew that the day would come when White greeks would be using hand signs, calls, stepping etc. And once again, as I said before, I did not know that we would give them "permission" to do so. I figured they would just steal it like they usually do.
Also, just because this phenomenon is becoming common does not mean that it is right and that we should just go with the flow.
Welcome to the real world, Rain Man. 
Someone made a valid point. I was thinking along the same lines, members of BGLO's often get upset with non-BGLO groups doing calls, having line names, stepping and all of that. I would like to know the difference in this scenario and the latter. Truthfully, I'd much rather see a black non-greek letter org. doing these things than some white greeks doing them.
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I personally agree w/ SKEEphisAKAte. What it is called is cultural appropriation where certain groups adopt and adapt only part of people's culture without really "accepting" or even "understanding" the culture from where it originates. I have a problem with that. While these orgs are learning to step, you have at Pitt an administrator attempting to (what I believe yo be) wipe out NPHC orgs on that campus due to low membership. So at the same time white orgs are adopting step routines in the name of unity (I am assuming this is at a PWI), at another PWI, the state of BGLOs is in question.
I don't like it, I have issues with it and it reminds me of "Bring It On." I am all for unity but not at the expense of selling out something that has a deep history not only in terms of BGLOs but in terms of African culture.
While the actions of APhiA and PBS are to be commended for even trying, I do think that perhaps a community service project or something else would have been more appropriate. I can see this getting out of control. Curse the day I go to a Greek Show and...
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