Oddly enough, I think I do understand a bit about how someone could assess loyalty in a NPC group, based upon some of the NPC responses. Being in an NPHC organization, I totally understand where my sister-sorors and fraters are coming from, but now I think I do see where you can potentially develop a loyalty to a group that initially you didn't give serious consideration to.
It really depends on a person's mentally, and whether they follow-through and truly dedicate themselves to the oaths and committments they take. I would assume that if you accept a bid and pledge an oath from a group that wasn't your first choice in NPC, you've decided to make a committment to make that organization your own. If you cannot do that, then you shouldn't make the oath.
And once they've done that, maybe they do realize that what they loved about their first choice was superficial: the colors, the motto, the stereotypes, and not the essence of the organization, which you can only discover once you understand the organzation's history.
To be honest, I loved Zeta well enough based upon her motto, principles, the members I knew and the history I "thought" I knew about her. But having been in the organization and truly understanding her history, I honestly love her now. The "love" I had for her initially when I was interested was frankly, I now realize, superfical. What I've learned since then from her, about her and through her has been genuine and forever written upon my heart and mind. And that depth can only be learned from knowing her intimately, not just a name on a bid card or via a few parties anyway, I think.
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