NPHC Traditions and Practices that annoy you

[AKA_Monet]

Although, I have quite a bit to say, I will refrain from the difficulties one faces when "enduring" the bad times.

To resolve the silliness of multiple parties before community service, I have made statements from our documents and ritualized information memorized...

All good things in the end...

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Although, I have quite a bit to say, I will refrain from the difficulties one faces when "enduring" the bad times.

To resolve the silliness of multiple parties before community service, I have made statements from our documents and ritualized information memorized...

All good things in the end...

Huh?

[sigmadiva]

1. When a chapter splits because a few people don't like the way things are being done or because there are personality conflicts. I've seen / known this to happen in all D9 sororities, but I will take my own as an example. We have a large grad chapter, then for some reason that no one can remember the chapter split, but most likely it was over a personality conflict. Fine, now there are two grad chapters in the same area. Then, within the two chapters, people have personality conflicts so a third grad chapter is established. I know of one member who was in chapter A, things got heated so she ran to chapter B, things did not work out so she ran to chapter C, things fell apart there, so now she is back in chapter A.

2. Not recognizing your own members who came through a different chapter. My soror was at a grad NPHC event and talking to a member of another org. My soror congratulated this other person on having new members into their org, and this person said supposedly "They are not my sorors, they did not come through my chapter."

3. People who take their officer position too literally. I respect your position but you are not my mother.

[delph998]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

3. People who take their officer position too literally. I respect your position but you are not my mother.

Yes! Too many people wanting to be in control. It's not that serious.

[jubilance1922]

I also hate that folks will stroll to ANYTHING, especially the sororities. I cringe when I see women strolling to songs that are inappropriate. Then again, I also cringe when I see women doing stripper-esque dances to those songs at parties....

[MeezDiscreet]

speaking of struts, I don't think they need to be any MORE than 5 8-counts. I look at some of the struts the UGs do and I'm like, "when are they going to start STRUTTING?? They're just dancing in a line!"

[UpPinkies]

Originally Posted by MeezDiscreet

speaking of struts, I don't think they need to be any MORE than 5 8-counts. I look at some of the struts the UGs do and I'm like, "when are they going to start STRUTTING?? They're just dancing in a line!"

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! Screaming at the top of my lungs. I hate exercise struts, strolls, etc. That's what I call them.

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by MeezDiscreet

speaking of struts, I don't think they need to be any MORE than 5 8-counts. I look at some of the struts the UGs do and I'm like, "when are they going to start STRUTTING?? They're just dancing in a line!"

When I was at Provincials in Pittsburgh last spring, I was thinking the exact same thing. These young kats here are on some whole 'nother level kind of stuff with their strolling. Just let me do some plain vanilla type strolls before yall be throwing all kinds o' extras in the mix, yafeelme?

This one stroll I vividly remember had much more to do with clapping and throwing the yo to the left and the right with some shimmy moves added than us doing any actual strolling--we would only stroll four steps at a time before getting into the elaborate hand moves. I had to leave the stroll line to do what I do best--twirl my cane!!

What can I say? I learned all the 90s Kappa strolls only to learn in the new millenium, they're obsolete. Keep it simple, Nupes!

[neosoul]

Originally Posted by MeezDiscreet

speaking of struts, I don't think they need to be any MORE than 5 8-counts. I look at some of the struts the UGs do and I'm like, "when are they going to start STRUTTING?? They're just dancing in a line!"

you and my cousin are the only persons I have heard say strut... and she's from Texas... I just love hearing her say it

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by delph998

Yes! Too many people wanting to be in control. It's not that serious.

I beg to differ. Running a chapter is very serious, which is why it needs to be done with the right leadership.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

I beg to differ. Running a chapter is very serious, which is why it needs to be done with the right leadership.

I agree. But, we had a sargent-of-arms who would not only charge 0.25 cents if you were late to the meeting and that was okay, she would also scold you like she was going to spank your behind for being late. Right leadership is one thing, wayward leadership is another.

[Live_Wire17]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I agree. But, we had a sargent-of-arms who would not only charge 0.25 cents if you were late to the meeting and that was okay, she would also scold you like she was going to spank your behind for being late. Right leadership is one thing, wayward leadership is another.

Don't act like you don't need a good "spankin" every now and then...go to your room right now...LOL!

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I agree. But, we had a sargent-of-arms who would not only charge 0.25 cents if you were late to the meeting and that was okay, she would also scold you like she was going to spank your behind for being late. Right leadership is one thing, wayward leadership is another.

This had me rolling. Years ago Delta instituted a policy that a chapter could not assess fees or fines, so this could not happen now. But I remember that before the policy was enacted we had an SAA that did the same thing. Many of us, younger sorors at the time, started going late to meetings just to perturb her.

[delph998]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

I beg to differ. Running a chapter is very serious, which is why it needs to be done with the right leadership.

I totally agree, Ladygreek. I'm not talking about when sorors correct, I'm talking about when sorors dictate. There's a huge difference. There's a way to lead and dictating is not the correct way.

[Boom_Quack13]

I hate misguided deference. I don't mind deferring to those who came before me, when appropriate. But if you haven't been financial and actively involved in a chapter, since your initiation dues ran out, then what do you REALLY know?