BGLO and Other GLO Relations on YOUR Campus?

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Why is that? Because they do not want to or for another reason?

I can't speak for SECDomination...but we don't have anything in common to my knowledge. The other GLO's tend to be more liberal, more focused on "(insert ethnicity) power" (in my experience, which isn't worth much), listen to different music, date different people, and have totally different outlooks on Greek life. Just because we have Greek letters in our names does not mean we have anything in common.

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Uh huh.

Anyway, knowledge is power. http://uagreeks.uark.edu/1127.htm

And Delta Week was last week! Go Lambda Theta Sorors!

Who knew?

Sounds good.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I can't speak for SECDomination...but we don't have anything in common to my knowledge.

EW, the chapter that you are active with can work toward finding your commonalities. Unless you're opinionated from the outside looking in and aren't participating in Greek life beyond fraternity parties.

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

The other GLO's tend to be more liberal, more focused on "(insert ethnicity) power" (in my experience, which isn't worth much), listen to different music, date different people, and have totally different outlooks on Greek life. Just because we have Greek letters in our names does not mean we have anything in common.

And just when we almost forgot how ridiculous EW is, he reminds us.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

And just when we almost forgot how ridiculous EW is, he reminds us.

How?

Would you disagree with any of that?

What music do you listen to normally? You like Drive By Truckers or maybe some OCMS or REK?

edit: You're the absolute archetype of what I'm talking about. You're an admitted Marxist, I would be mindblown if you liked any of the aforementioned artists, and you have this ridiculous racial power thing going on. Why would I want to hang out with you? There are differences in the Greek system and that's fine, that's cool. But I don't have to hang out with someone or be friends with someone that I don't have anything in common with. I'm not friends with alot of people within the white Greek system for this reason as well.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

How?

You are like a lot of people. You focus on exaggerated differences based on unfounded assumptions. You said the BGLO fraternities only help with step shows and that you nonchalantly couldn't tell us that there were NPHC sororities on campus.

So...what could you possibly really know about this topic? You're on some "they listen to different music" and "have a racial power thing" but how could you REALLY know that if they are barely a blip on your wanna-be-elite radar?

How much do you even know about the chapter of your organization and the campus, in general, for that matter?

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

What music do you listen to normally?

Not the type of music you might assume that I do. Plus, do you know the music that these non-IFC and non-NPCers listen to "normally?" Of course you don't know. You assume.

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

edit: You're the absolute archetype of what I'm talking about. You're an admitted Marxist, I would be mindblown if you liked any of the aforementioned artists, and you have this ridiculous racial power thing going on.

1. You're talking personal and we're talking organizational.
2. And you have this ridiculous idiot thing going on but that shouldn't stop organizations from wanting to get to know or do programs with the guys who have allowed you to associate with their chapter.

[starang21]

i never hung out with the guys in the white frats unless they were in my major. those guys just weren't that interesting to me.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

But when a thread turns to Black v White, no one can do the same.

No one?

And this isn't supposed to be about "black v white." This is about assocations between different types of organizations.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

By no one, I meant "no one that I know of, besides myself".

Really? That sucks.

Originally Posted by SECdomination

These different types of organizations are historically, based on race. Maybe I jumped the gun, but race would have come up soon, the way the discussion was going.

You are correct that race is embedded in this discussion but it doesn't have to be "black v white." And the extent that race is actually discussed for this topic depends on the discussees. Comments like "different type of music" and "ridiculous race power thing" are comments that can hold a negative connotation--particularly the "race power thing" comment. EW did a great job of doing what he accuses others of doing: highlighting race when it doesn't have to be the determining factor in the discussion.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

Who knew?

Sounds good.

You didn't know. But you should have an idea of the GLOs on your campus and a general idea of the GLO programs IF you are active with a chapter.