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Originally posted by Senusret I
I think that NPC/NIC organizations lack the alumni involvement that NPHC performs so well because the same groups of people who pledge NPC/NIC GLO's in college perform their civic and community service through other organizations, be it the lodge, Jaycees, Lions, Kiwanis, etc. Black Greeks join these orgs as well, of course, but a lot of black greeks are also only in their orgs. They prefer to perform community service through their org.
PERHAPS (a big perhaps) if NPC/NIC orgs stressed the "giving back" part of the lifetime committment, people would be encouraged to join alumni/alumnae chapters.
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Agreed! Well said! You know I'm always lovin' what you say!
I think the main thing about what makes the conferences different is the impact on their respective communities. When I was in HS, it wasn't Tri-Delta or Kappa Sig that was giving out scholarships, hosting debutante balls, or sponsoring SAT study sessions. It was the local AKA, Delta, Que, Alpha, and Zeta chapters that were out there, prominently working to uplift their communities. Generations of black children have seen the work that each of the Divine Nine has done...and frankly, a much smaller percentage of white youth have seen similar with the NPC groups, and the sense that it is a lifelong commitment is much more obvious within the NPHC.
The importance each conference (and its member groups) holds within its constituent community impacts everything it does, from recruitment to alumnae/i participation.
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