So is imitation really the sincerest form of flattery?

[MeezDiscreet]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I have had personal experience with the D9 being "too good" to do anything with the NPC/NIC.

Quite honestly, this was all I read of your post because it struck a chord with me. This has been a major issue for me since I pledged waaaaaaaay back in '02 (). I understand that NPC/NIC has more of a social function than service but whenever we were invited to do anything, it was to step or teach people to step. No one ever wanted to co-sponsor a book club or a speaker series or service event--just stepping. Because we're more than entertainment, we would decline the offers to participate in events with people who would never speak to us except to invite us to such events. We were never invited to their parties, or anything else--just to stpe.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MeezDiscreet

Quite honestly, this was all I read of your post because it struck a chord with me. This has been a major issue for me since I pledged waaaaaaaay back in '02 (). I understand that NPC/NIC has more of a social function than service but whenever we were invited to do anything, it was to step or teach people to step. No one ever wanted to co-sponsor a book club or a speaker series or service event--just stepping. Because we're more than entertainment, we would decline the offers to participate in events with people who would never speak to us except to invite us to such events. We were never invited to their parties, or anything else--just to stpe.

That sucks. I do know that since the D9 chapters weren't campus organizations, we weren't allowed to invite them for things like Greek week and such. (City wide chapters) However, I think another big misunderstanding is the size of D9 chapters can be very very small. How are they going to compete in a Greek week on even terms? My sister had no idea even though they've been trying to have Greek-wide events on her small campus for a long time. But I think in many cases, both sides aren't communicating.

[AKA_Monet]

Marc Broussard...

I know, I am just adding fuel to this fire...

And he has a Myspace Page.

[PrettyInPink777]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Marc Broussard...

I know, I am just adding fuel to this fire...

And he has a Myspace Page.

Wow. Tell me he was lip-synching.

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

That sucks. I do know that since the D9 chapters weren't campus organizations, we weren't allowed to invite them for things like Greek week and such. (City wide chapters) However, I think another big misunderstanding is the size of D9 chapters can be very very small. How are they going to compete in a Greek week on even terms? My sister had no idea even though they've been trying to have Greek-wide events on her small campus for a long time. But I think in many cases, both sides aren't communicating.

City-wide chapters ARE campus orgs, they just have more than one campus included in their charter.

I think you are demonstrating exactly what MeezDiscreet is talking about. Why does it have to be YOUR Greek Week on YOUR terms?! Why not a totally new activity that was created by and uses the cultural traditions of BOTH sets of orgs without bias from one or the other?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

However, I think another big misunderstanding is the size of D9 chapters can be very very small. How are they going to compete in a Greek week on even terms?

My chapter struggled through that. If a chapter has 5 members, the whole chapter is basically the Greek Week team. That doesn't allow any flexibility or anything.

Originally Posted by MeezDiscreet

I understand that NPC/NIC has more of a social function than service but whenever we were invited to do anything, it was to step or teach people to step. No one ever wanted to co-sponsor a book club or a speaker series or service event--just stepping. Because we're more than entertainment, we would decline the offers to participate in events with people who would never speak to us except to invite us to such events.

My chapter had some close relations with a couple of other orgs on campus. Only because we made an effort to establish friendships with people who just so happened to be Tri Delts or Sigma Chis, etc. Then we were able to see if service and scholastic collaborations were possible or if we could hang out at social events.

If not for that, our experiences were just like you recalled.

[gypsyboots]

. . .I'd just like to get some involvement from D9 sororities with the NPC cervical cancer awareness program. But no luck.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by gypsyboots

. . .I'd just like to get some involvement from D9 sororities with the NPC cervical cancer awareness program. But no luck.

None of us are representatives for the D9 sororities that you're trying to work with. Go to them, as adults should know how to do, and figure it all out. If it doesn't work, oh well.

Good luck with your program.