Why do LGLO/MCGLOs follow NPHC practices?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by lucgreek

Like I said, I'm not trying to downplay and say that these orgs don't do service. But from what I have seen at service events open to all GLOs that the ones on multicultural councils have a a really low turnout. Especially given the situation of these orgs on my campus facing member shortages, I would think they would want to get their name out there with all the good they do.

Maybe the lower numbers have something to do with it? IFC/NPC organizations with 50+ members can afford to send members to various events without missing a beat. That's more difficult for organizations with 5-15 members.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Maybe the lower numbers have something to do with it? IFC/NPC organizations with 50+ members can afford to send members to various events without missing a beat. That's more difficult for organizations with 5-15 members.

That's the problem that many small chapters have. If you have 5 members and are expected to participate in Greek Week, service week, and everything else the same as a 40+ NPC or IFC chapter does, you will come up short. Then you'll get criticized for lack of participation/visibility and people will assume that you are doing less, in general. This has always been the case at the schools that I'm most familiar with.

Even bigger NPHC chapters (not the big ones at HBCUs but larger chapters at PWIs) may be much smaller than the NPC and IFC chapters. So they can delegate tasks better but will not have the same visibility if people are going by the NPC/IFC standard.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by PANTHERTEKE

I understand what you're saying, but maybe the TKEs on your campus weren't doing the hand sign to mock?

Nah, i dont think they were mocking. they clearly saw it somewhere, thought it was cool and did it.

Originally Posted by PANTHERTEKE

I've seen a lot of chapters do the triangle, even "whiter" chapters and mixed chapters and etc. The triple triangle is the main symbol of TKE, and it has a lot of meaning and symbolism to us, so when we "throw it up" it isn't because we're trying to be like NPHC chapters or mock them.

ok, point taken, and i will not doubt what it symbolizes for TKE. however its not organization-wide. one chapter may be all for it and another will look at you like WTF? you lose your unity by doing something that, for NPHCs (and multicultural orgs, hell even NPCs that do them nationally) is one (of the many) tie that binds, regardless of the chapter.

again, doing what the other group did but not accomplishing what was accomplished. and to your @ my comment on mimicking community service vs. handsigns. it really wouldnt hurt and id be more flattered if you copied my community services vs. my handsign.

not that nonNPHCs are here to please NPHCs or anything.

[PANTHERTEKE]

Originally Posted by tld221

not that nonNPHCs are here to please NPHCs or anything.

Correct.