How do you respond....

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by btb87

Don't know if this helps or not, but at the 2004 Boulé in Nashville, the presidents of Sigma Gamma Rho, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta were all there at one of the meetings, and they all called then President Soror Linda White "Soror". She responded in kind.

Really?!?!

Originally Posted by mccoyred

Many Fab4 women call each other SisterSoror or SisterGreek (I don't). However, the Eastern Star is taking it to a whole 'nother level

I have never heard SisterSoror and I only use SisterGreek on GC. If it were a universal thing that would be different, but since it is not I think that Soror should only be used for members of ones own Sorority.

If someone called me SisterGreek IRL I wouldn't be offended and would return the favor.


I think it is strange when men call me Soror. This Alpha that teaches at my schoool said, "Good morning Soror" I was like and I just said Hello, but I thought that was strange!!!

[akaladyppd]

Well It was on this website called blocksavvy....She sent me a comment that said "Welcome soror!" ....I looked at her profile and I saw Alpha Kappa Alpha in nothing. So I responded with "Soror?!?!?! Huh?" She deleted my comment but proceeded to put up art with an Eastern Star teaching D9 sororities. Again this was done in a haughty way....but I'll leave her be. She's crazy though.

[gamma_girl52]

As an member of OES I know for a fact that we don't address each other as "soror" anyway. So I'm myself.

As everybody already said, give her the face and keep it moving!

[shuwun11]

I agree with you Sistar, we don't call each other Sorors.

[faireststar]

Originally Posted by gamma_girl52

As an member of OES I know for a fact that we don't address each other as "soror" anyway. So I'm myself.

As everybody already said, give her the face and keep it moving!

I actually had a young man address me that way earlier this year. I was totally confused, but I said Hey and kept it moving. *shrug*

[btb87]

Originally Posted by akaladyppd

She deleted my comment but proceeded to put up art with an Eastern Star teaching D9 sororities. Again this was done in a haughty way....but I'll leave her be. She's crazy though.

I've heard some say that the Masons were the 1st "real fraternity" so maybe that's why she feels the entitlement to say Soror.

I dunno. . .

Okay - going back to these "I-don't-know-what-I-wanna-take-but-I'll-hold-onto-the-schedule-and-fake-like-I'm-looking-through-it" students.

[ljkelly]

Originally Posted by 1908Revelations

I think it is strange when men call me Soror. This Alpha that teaches at my schoool said, "Good morning Soror" I was like and I just said Hello, but I thought that was strange!!!

All the Alphas I know call me "Soror" and all the AKAs I know call Alphas "Frat"...I didn't know that was different in different places.

[SummerChild]

Same here Soror. I actually like being called "soror" by frat.

Originally Posted by ljkelly

All the Alphas I know call me "Soror" and all the AKAs I know call Alphas "Frat"...I didn't know that was different in different places.

[ljkelly]

Originally Posted by SummerChild

Same here Soror. I actually like being called "soror" by frat.

me too.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by ljkelly

All the Alphas I know call me "Soror" and all the AKAs I know call Alphas "Frat"...I didn't know that was different in different places.

I'm always very careful about that. Since I came in through an alumni chapter, I am mostly around grad chapter ladies. And you never know how or when someone was brought in, so I wait for the woman to call me frat first before I call her soror. Last thing I want is to be clowned by an old soror.

I'm also the same way about hugging AKAs I don't know. I ALWAYS extend my hand first. Sometimes the ladies will look at me with the screw face and say "We fam, fam hugs!" But I know my frat be getting their grope on sometimes, so I make sure to err on the side of a gentleman.

[ljkelly]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I'm always very careful about that. Since I came in through an alumni chapter, I am mostly around grad chapter ladies. And you never know how or when someone was brought in, so I wait for the woman to call me frat first before I call her soror. Last thing I want is to be clowned by an old soror.

I'm also the same way about hugging AKAs I don't know. I ALWAYS extend my hand first. Sometimes the ladies will look at me with the screw face and say "We fam, fam hugs!" But I know my frat be getting their grope on sometimes, so I make sure to err on the side of a gentleman.

Yes, you do have a point. I am in a grad chapter now and none of the older Sorors (we have some OLD Sorors) call Alphas Frat, but some of the younger Sorors do...maybe it is a generational thing.

All the undergraduate Alphas in the chapter of at my school use to and still say Soror but my BF who is from that chapter will not. He is very anal about keeping the two orgs very separate. It took him a year before we could get the combo keychain!

[lovelyivy84]

I like the AKA/Alpha bond too, although I can do without the groping, lol. I don't address just any Alpha that way though- I have to like you or have a good feeling about you.

I have heard a lot of Eastern stars refer to their sistars, but soror is a new one.

[Professor]

I had opportunity to meet Sister White last year in DC. My chapter brother asked her about the appropriateness of calling AKAs sorors. Sister White stated it was protocol but only men of Alpha Phi Alpha should call the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorors.

In NC Alphas and AKAs refer to each other as frat and soror. Unless I'm very close to an AKA, in public I often say this my sister. However, if someone asks me if I know xyz I do say she is my soror. Ultimately, I guess it is a regional thing. In fact, during my travels many sisters through up the pinkie and if I'm not focusing I will only smile and say hello which is most of the time. However, I will display the alpha sign when I'm relaxed.

[SKEEphistAKAte]

Originally Posted by ljkelly

All the Alphas I know call me "Soror" and all the AKAs I know call Alphas "Frat"...I didn't know that was different in different places.

Most of the Alphas I know either say "Sis" or "Baby Sis". Sometimes there will be an occasional "soror" but it seems odd for a dude to be saying "soror". I usually refer to Alphas as "Pham".

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by SKEEphistAKAte

Sometimes there will be an occasional "soror" but it seems odd for a dude to be saying "soror".

That is basically how I feel. I don't think anything is wrong with it, but it just seems a little odd to me.