White men in NPHC

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by Laak 315

But how do you take care of things like dues, housing, etc...if you don't actively recruit people who help pay for that? Wouldn't it be possible to eventually lose all members/stop gaining new members since there is no formal recruitment? The money could run out if you stop gaining members.

No D9 org is hurting for members, so we're looking for quality over quantity

The people that we want know who we are. They've either known all their lives, or they work like crazy finding out. Not to sound arrogant, but we don't have to actively recruit to get members. Sometimes, we may have small chapters. Those chapters may, at times, be REALLY small. That's not due to a lack of interest. But the standards are very high. Regarding housing ... As I said, the national orgs are not hurting for members, and well, honestly, there are higher priorities than housing, so a chapter isn't going accept X amount of people a semester just so they can pay for a house on campus.

And yes, we all pay dues. For life.

Wow ... this is so far off topic of the OP ... sorry, everyone!

[Laak 315]

so would it be safe to say then, that a BGLO stands for philanthropy/community service above everything else?

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by Laak 315

so would it be safe to say then, that a BGLO stands for philanthropy/community service above everything else?

Some orgs moreso than others.

[Laak 315]

But would you say that that is the underlying purpose of most BGLOs above anything else?

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by Laak 315

But would you say that that is the underlying purpose of most BGLOs above anything else?

In a word, yes; albeit primarily the Black communities.

[Laak 315]

I'm from a smaller school in Oklahoma so I am not familiar with the "D9". Could you explain what that is?

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by Laak 315

I'm from a smaller school in Oklahoma so I am not familiar with the "D9". Could you explain what that is?

www.nphchq.org

Also, get the books "The Divine Nine" by Lawrence Ross, Jr. (a former GC poster, btw), and "Black Greek 101" by Walter Kimbrough. Very informative books and are available via amazon.com or at your local bookstore.

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

No D9 org is hurting for members, so we're looking for quality over quantity

Not to sound arrogant, but we don't have to actively recruit to get members. Sometimes, we may have small chapters. Those chapters may, at times, be REALLY small. That's not due to a lack of interest.

That is very much true, Laak. She is right. Case in point, take a look at the numerous threads prospective members have started in any of the NPHC orgs' respective forums. There have been quite a few that have started (and ended) recently in the AKA and DST forums.

[jwright25]

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

Wow ... this is so far off topic of the OP ... sorry, everyone!

hahaha! Yes, but it has been very informative. It's been nice to follow the dialogue and see it actually progress and read different viewpoints on the subject.

[Laak 315]

I've learned more in this thread than I could have learned in a semester in college...actually that's not true, but it's still been helpful...