NPHC Greeks - how do you feel about this?

[neosoul]

Originally Posted by brownsugar952

I have done a little research on the subject of stepping and I have read that Phi Beta Sigma started to step first. Wouldn't the other Greek Organizations in the Divine 9 technically be copying off of the Sigmas or because you all are in the same council, it's ok to do this?

Let say by a MIRACLE another organization was able to join NPHC. Would it be ok for them to step, have calls and handsigns since the are now apart of the council?

LOL @ bolded

[raggann03]

Being a member of a service GLO longer than I have a NPHC this is something of an irritant to me. I find that most of the anger or ill feeling comes from a general lack of knowledge. Many of us (OPA) choose to use those terms because they most accurately state the feeling of the process we just underwent. To this day me and my omega phi alpha pledgemates(or whatever pc term you want to use) call each other line sister. It accurately describes the bond we feel with each other. We don't do it out of disrespect or anything....its just what it is. Unfortunately we aren't allowed the benefit of publicly displaying our pride in our organization, bond with each other without getting looks of contempt from uninformed D9 members.

And now that I'm a D9 member....I still call my Omega Phi Alpha sisters soror, line sister, etc(sands has never been applicable). I have jackets and para for both organizations that I display proudly. And yes there are some things that are unique to Sigma Gamma Rho that I will not duplicate for Omega Phi Alpha just because its all greek. I don't agree with that

[jitterbug13]

Originally Posted by raggann03

Being a member of a service GLO longer than I have a NPHC this is something of an irritant to me. I find that most of the anger or ill feeling comes from a general lack of knowledge. Many of us (OPA) choose to use those terms because they most accurately state the feeling of the process we just underwent. To this day me and my omega phi alpha pledgemates(or whatever pc term you want to use) call each other line sister. It accurately describes the bond we feel with each other. We don't do it out of disrespect or anything....its just what it is. Unfortunately we aren't allowed the benefit of publicly displaying our pride in our organization, bond with each other without getting looks of contempt from uninformed D9 members.

And now that I'm a D9 member....I still call my Omega Phi Alpha sisters soror, line sister, etc(sands has never been applicable). I have jackets and para for both organizations that I display proudly. And yes there are some things that are unique to Sigma Gamma Rho that I will not duplicate for Omega Phi Alpha just because its all greek. I don't agree with that

I agree that a lot of it has to do with ignorance. Like you, OPA was fairly new on campus when I joined. Several people who are NPHC members asked me why I joined OPA and not one of the NPHC sororities. Mostly because of demographics and location, I've never called my OPA sisters sorors. But I will call DSTRen and other OPA/DSTs sisters/sorors.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

I agree that a lot of it has to do with ignorance. Like you, OPA was fairly new on campus when I joined. Several people who are NPHC members asked me why I joined OPA and not one of the NPHC sororities. Mostly because of demographics and location, I've never called my OPA sisters sorors. But I will call DSTRen and other OPA/DSTs sisters/sorors.

For me as well, OPAs are sisters unless they are also Deltas. It's just the tradition of my OPA undergrad chapter to use "sister". Other chapters it's "soror". My chapter uses "pledge sister" and "pledge class" whereas other chapters use other terms. It's just a chapter preference.