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10-02-2008, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SOCRATES 1
He got permission from Phi Beta Sigma to found a Latino based organization, and met together with 17 other men and founded Sigma Lambda Beta.
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Help me understand.
Do you really mean that Sigma agreed not to expel or otherwise penalize him for being a member of two general fraternities?
I think your post is altogether wonderful and explains a lot, but at the same time people could interpret the part I quoted as *still* meaning that the Sigmas founded the Lambda Betas, when in fact it's more a case of one Sigma getting special permission to also be in another social (Title IX exempt) fraternity.
That was the longest sentence ever, sorry.
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09-17-2009, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Senusret I
Help me understand.
Do you really mean that Sigma agreed not to expel or otherwise penalize him for being a member of two general fraternities?
I think your post is altogether wonderful and explains a lot, but at the same time people could interpret the part I quoted as *still* meaning that the Sigmas founded the Lambda Betas, when in fact it's more a case of one Sigma getting special permission to also be in another social (Title IX exempt) fraternity.
That was the longest sentence ever, sorry.
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Baltazar specifically sought out the national governing body for Phi Beta Sigma and asked for permission. I'm sure that if this permission wasn not granted and anything that he was hoping to accomplish would be at the risk of deletterization <--(if thats even a word lol) then our organization of Sigma Lambda Beta would not be in existence.
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10-09-2009, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by an-Noor27
Baltazar specifically sought out the national governing body for Phi Beta Sigma and asked for permission. I'm sure that if this permission wasn not granted and anything that he was hoping to accomplish would be at the risk of deletterization <--(if thats even a word lol) then our organization of Sigma Lambda Beta would not be in existence.
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Probably, the best worded explantion of this that I have heard yet. Baltazar is a proud member of both orgs, and is reconized by the Men of the Blue & White. Specifically, because he asked for PBS's blessings first.
The 'cousins' thing is quite unofficial, however, and doesn't get much play outside of Florida.
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10-18-2009, 01:24 AM
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10-18-2009, 01:26 AM
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12-20-2009, 06:58 AM
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The 'cousins' thing is quite unofficial, however, and doesn't get much play outside of Florida.
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Not true, the FIRM fam is in FULL effect in east district SLB and central region SLG, in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois ect we Grip, Stroll, Step, and even go on line with one another (at some chapters) The idea that FIRM fam is not respected on other yards besides florida, has to do with that fact that betas and gammas aren't on as many yards as PBS & ZPhiB so obviously there would be no FIRM there. Pretty much every school that has an SLB & SLG chapter, there is an active FIRM, Florida & Tx are simply the extremes... where Betas & Sigmas, Gammas and Zetas are almost identical.
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LB86 to My Beta Padrino "Taita", my Gamma Mom "Fiera", My Sigma Pers "Rude Awakening" & My Zeta perZ "White Mystique"
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02-25-2010, 12:20 PM
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The 'cousins' thing is quite unofficial, however, and doesn't get much play outside of Florida.
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That's not true. In Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wis, Minn, Indiana and Missori, I have personally seen Sigma Chapters have close relationships with the Betas and Gammas. Mostly social stuff, not anything official or anything. At my undergrad chapter, we were really close, mainly because we were in the same boat, a small population of Black and Latino students from inner cities who were now at a very large predomiately white university. So the bond came naturally.
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09-17-2009, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Senusret I
Help me understand.
Do you really mean that Sigma agreed not to expel or otherwise penalize him for being a member of two general fraternities?
I think your post is altogether wonderful and explains a lot, but at the same time people could interpret the part I quoted as *still* meaning that the Sigmas founded the Lambda Betas, when in fact it's more a case of one Sigma getting special permission to also be in another social (Title IX exempt) fraternity.
That was the longest sentence ever, sorry.
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