Pledging Backwards...

marquise1911 · #1 07-27-2006, 11:58 AM

Yes I do. To me it's like Shaq trying out for the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Full Life Episcopal Holy Redemer Church of the Living God youth basketball team.

CrimsonTide4 · #2 07-27-2006, 12:02 PM

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Yes I do. To me it's like Shaq trying out for the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Full Life Episcopal Holy Redemer Church of the Living God youth basketball team.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH

jubilance1922 · #3 07-27-2006, 12:10 PM

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Yes I do. To me it's like Shaq trying out for the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Full Life Episcopal Holy Redemer Church of the Living God youth basketball team.

*shrugs*

Oh well, other folks don't see the D9 as the pinnacle of Greekdom.

marquise1911 · #4 07-27-2006, 12:14 PM

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*shrugs*

Oh well, other folks don't see the D9 as the pinnacle of Greekdom.

I don't see the D9 as the pinnacle of greekdom. But think about it.

jubilance1922 · #5 07-27-2006, 12:45 PM

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I don't see the D9 as the pinnacle of greekdom. But think about it.

I have, and I really don't care. Folks can join whatever orgs make them happy.

pinkies up · #6 07-27-2006, 12:53 PM

To each is own, but why would someone want to latch on to another person's sub-group, when they have a lot of work to do in their own organization. Seems backwards to me. That's like getting your Ph.D and then going to a junior college or vocational school. Why?

jubilance1922 · #7 07-27-2006, 01:34 PM

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To each is own, but why would someone want to latch on to another person's sub-group, when they have a lot of work to do in their own organization. Seems backwards to me. That's like getting your Ph.D and then going to a junior college or vocational school. Why?

But some people actually do that. If you have a PhD in English lit but now you want to be an electrician, you'll have to go back to school to do that.

marquise1911 · #8 07-27-2006, 02:00 PM

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To each is own, but why would someone want to latch on to another person's sub-group, when they have a lot of work to do in their own organization. Seems backwards to me. That's like getting your Ph.D and then going to a junior college or vocational school. Why?

Exactly! Sweetheart organizations tend to be "support" organizations. But I feel one should spend time supporting ones own organization. And by being greek, especially D9, we can support each other. If she wants to support the Nupes, she can do that as a Zeta.

If I got my Bachelors in Business I could use it to get a job in marketing, management, and finance. I don't have to go back to school every time I switch jobs. That would be dumb!

laidbackfella · #9 07-27-2006, 02:12 PM

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If I got my Bachelors in Business I could use it to get a job in marketing, management, and finance. I don't have to go back to school every time I switch jobs. That would be dumb!

Of course.

Those happen to be HIGHLY related fields.

But what happens if, for whatever reason, you have an interest in carpentry?

With that you can't "fake it til you make it".

laidbackfella · #10 07-27-2006, 12:27 PM

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Yes I do. To me it's like Shaq trying out for the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Full Life Episcopal Holy Redemer Church of the Living God youth basketball team.

If that is Shaq's home church and he wants to join their team, should he be given a pass?

ladygreek · #11 07-27-2006, 12:42 PM

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If that is Shaq's home church and he wants to join their team, should he be given a pass?

Good point. And I agree with Jubilance. If that is what someone wants to do then so be it. For me the greater issue would be wanting to join and organization that is not recognized by the frat to which it attaches itself.

laidbackfella · #12 07-27-2006, 01:35 PM

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For me the greater issue would be wanting to join and organization that is not recognized by the frat to which it attaches itself.

That would raise concerns for me as well.

DST_philoso4 · #13 08-04-2006, 10:11 AM

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Good point. And I agree with Jubilance. If that is what someone wants to do then so be it. For me the greater issue would be wanting to join and organization that is not recognized by the frat to which it attaches itself.

while I agree with the thread starter to a certain extent, where we may diverge, is I feel like, even before pledging an nphc frat, aux are WACK!!!, the greater issue is affiliating yourself with an org that is not nationally recognized. That's like pledging the "yard" or "ghost"... it's like Harold Melving w/o the bluenotes...YOU'LL NEVER GO PLATINUM!