Is YOUR NPHC Sorority Enough?

[Senusret I]

If you don't mind a fraternity man's response....

PERSONALLY, I have thought about joining other social/fraternal orgs that were SMALLER than Alpha in that I was looking for a more intimate fraternal experience.

I decided against it because, well, who has the time??? I'm in Alpha Phi Omega as well as Alpha Phi Alpha and currently sit on a local board for each, with national elected or hired aspirations for each. Right now, APO and Alpha are all I need and serve very different purposes in my life personally and professionally.

Now I know a woman who is an AKA, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Wives, Link, Archousa (sp?), Red Hat Club, and a few more I can't think of. I guess she has the time and resources to do all that, but I don't see the point. Do one or two things really well, not everything kinda okay.

(I don't think she's in OES that I think about it.)

ETA: I wanted to respond to something else you said.... I guess for me, I needed to pledge Alpha after APO because I knew that neither org would fulfill ALL my needs. To paraphrase what Jitterbug said about OPhiA.... in APO I gain brotherhood through the service... in Alpha I serve because of the brotherhood.

[AlphaFrog]

NPCer throwing in a thought here:

The people who join Greek Orgs, tend to be all-around "joiners". It's not that one group isn't "enough", it's that they LIKE being involved.

[Sugar08]

I agree with Senusret... who has the time? If you're serving in your NPHC org to the fullest, then there really isn't much time left over for other groups. I know that after joining AKA, I was initially a little overwhelmed (in a good way, of course!) by the sheer number of service activities and committees in which I could participate.

While I think all of the orgs you listed are valuable, if you're devoted to your sorority or fraternity, there just isn't time for them.

But I'm just a neo, so what do I know?

[Confucius]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

NPCer throwing in a thought here:

The people who join Greek Orgs, tend to be all-around "joiners". It's not that one group isn't "enough", it's that they LIKE being involved.

Pretty much...

[raggann03]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

ETA: I wanted to respond to something else you said.... I guess for me, I needed to pledge Alpha after APO because I knew that neither org would fulfill ALL my needs. To paraphrase what Jitterbug said about OPhiA.... in APO I gain brotherhood through the service... in Alpha I serve because of the brotherhood.

This is probably the best way I've seen to answer that question I get all the time.
As for me my orgs are more than enough, but if I see another opportunity to join with people who support my life's mission then I may consider adding another. It's all about balance though, if I can't devote actually time to the organization I won't take up space on the membership roster