School Daze question.

[Soul D-Psi-ple]

Originally Posted by TheMan1906

O.K., I have read through the many posts on this thread and have a few things to say. What the IFC frat gentleman is referring to is a totally different experience than what we have in the NPHC. I am an Alpha, or member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. On my campus, we have pretty good relationships with IFC members like Delta Tau Delta (note they do not use Inc. and asked us to take it off the flier). In addition to DTD, Tau Kappa Epsilon and others IFC frats have done programs with my college chapter. In my alumni chapter and many others, there is alot of POLITICS, bickering about senseless/useless things among the work we may do in the community.

Do not knock the IFC because as the gentleman said, they prepare the initiates and members IN COLLEGE to be successful in the real world, something HONESTLY we in the NPHC do not do for the most part as a whole! Now, there are some chapters, some states and regions within all our orgs that BETTER prepare us for the REAL WORLD, but most of the time I do not believe this to be the case.

Also, alumni members of IFC orgs DO GIVE BACK, how do you think they have those BIG fraternity houses (in some cases, not all)? The alumni aspect as the gentleman also eluded to briefly is more of a training nature in college and then financial backing on the alumni ranks, so why do they really need grad/alumni chapters? The fact is they don't to serve the function they need. As an NPHC member, honestly ask yourself how hard it would be to get a SIGNFICANT contribution of money from your a) alumni/grad/grand chapter, b) National Organization?

So, I hope I have shed some light on this situation and not upset anyone from the NPHC/IFC/NPC or other fraternities. And yes, some of the founders of my great organization served as waiters and learned many things from the frat boys at Cornell in regards to a fraternity structure. Is it to say we borrowed rituals, or anything else, no that is not necessarily the case or point? It does however show that there is no need to knock the organizations or members, even if they do not know anything about us or our connection to them or similarities.

Woooooooooooooow.............are you serious? What school do you go to?

[bows&toes]

"National Honorary Band Fraternity"


Whats next a computer gaming fraternity? Why do these need to be greek? Sorry for changing the subject but, wow!

[alchemistoxi]

Frat, i understand what you're saying. I was mearly commenting on what he said about IFC being greek to him and NPHC groups not being greek. BUt Not recognizing Alpha, because in fact, we have been part of the IFC for about 9 months now.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Well in our current social climate, being too conservative basically makes you "prejudiced" in many people's opinion. Far too often, being against things like welfare or affirmative action pegs you as automatically racist or prejudiced towards the poor.

True and a lot of that has to do with the common Conservative ideology.

A review of historical and contemporary America doesn't preclude subscribing to a Conservative ideology. However, it precludes buying into ALL of the commonly spewed Conservative ideology. Be weary of political bipartisanism and the strict categorization of Conservative and Liberal ideologies. Life is never so "black and white." There's too much gray for people to see things with such linear logic.