Sister Associations: What is the Purpose?

[ChaosDST]

Originally posted by Pretty Kitty:
It is funny how this topic always comes up on greek boards. Everyone already knows that Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma are the only constitutionally bound brother and sister organizations in the Pan. It seems that other organizations pair off differently depending upon which school you are attending. We are not confused or entangled in debate. Blue love = True love.

Still this association has nothing to do with dating and romantic relationships. Many of my sorority sisters are married to Kappas, Omegas, and Alphas. (I don't know any Iotas)
What I want to know is: Why do other organizations claim each other at all? (Not picking a fight)It is a genuine question. Is it just a term of endearment? What?

The other day, a Kappa that I didn't know called me soror. (still not picking a fight)
I didn't know what to do so I didn't say anything but hello. I decided to assume he meant 'soror" as in "hello, sister of a sorority."

I think that is a really good question. Being from VA, the bonds are very traditional. Deltas/Ques, AKAs/Alphas and Zetas/Sigmas. This is also how it was back in the late 1950s, when my parents were in college in South Carolina.
I have heard about, but never been to, a campus where the bonds aren't traditional. I have met individuals who don't care for these bonds, and therefore, do not show much Coleman Love, Phirst Phamily Love, etc.
I can only speak on Coleman Love, though. I will assume we all know how this bond originated, Frank and Edna Brown Coleman. Present day, there is a bruh and soror relationship that (usually) means that the two organizations are there to support and assist one another when necessary and/or possible. This bond is more intimate (as in deeper) than the Greek love that I would feel for a Kappa or a Sigma.
In our minds, and our hearts, you don't need a constitution to create or legitimize a bond. While Blue Love extends to areas of ZetaPhiBetaSigma that Coleman Love does not for Delta/Que, there is still a rich bruh and soror relationship.


Greek Love,
Chaos