Should you "pledge" an Auxiliary Group?

[DrPhil]

Your post was LAME.

Originally Posted by GraciousLady64

they simply don't care for this "beef" so why should you?

Why should you? Are people's opinions bothering you?

Auxilliaries are one of those topics that are discussed on message boards ad nauseam but are not an issue in real life for most people. Auxilliaries don't really exist on most campuses and, years after undergrad, I have only met a couple of women who talk about their auxilliary membership.

As for your "I'm a legacy" and "Divine 9 has changed" rant, we've heard that over and over again. You know very little if you aren't a member, just like the many legacies of D9 orgs who will be aspirants for the rest of their lives. Legacies need to be humbled when they believe that the membership of their relatives grants them inside information or certain rights and privileges.

[MeezDiscreet]

Originally Posted by GraciousLady64

LAMES...I find that many who have a problem with hearts...are threaten by hearts..and if they are as "insignificant" as you claim they are to be...why perpetuate hate and exaggerated instances that you truly don't understand... I am a legacy of Delta...so when I speak of Delta, it is with the knowledge of 4 generations that came before me...not me mindlessly and carelessly talking out of my ass like many tend to do to make their point valid... I have respect for the history of all the Divine 9 and their history...but sadly many of the chapters of these orgs are becoming a mockey...because people lost sight of the very core of their orgs. It's not to throw up a sign, partywalk, do a call, are wear nalia every single day. It's to give back to the community..even if it means not asking in returning....the founders are probably turning in the graves to see their orgs being misrepresented by people who lost the vision they had. I can go on and on and on...but I have my opinion...and you have yours. Bottom line...I love being a sweetheart..and I love all my hearts that are in sororities...RESPECT is what it boils down to. Being HUMBLE, and knowing who you are in your letters and not letting the letters define the individual is the key factor. If you dislike...dislike based on our personal interaction...not simply because Im a heart. Many Deltas I personally know were Kappa Kittens, Sigma Souls, Alpha Angels, Omega Essence and Iota Sweethearts....and they simply don't care for this "beef" so why should you?

Oh, hush! There isn't a single chapter meeting going on anywhere in this world where the members are discussing ways to circumvent the threat of bogus auxiliary groups. No one cares about the "beef" BUT you so get a life.

And your legacy means nothing to anyone but you and it doesn't give you the credentials to speak on matters of which you are on the outside of and merely looking in.

Why don't you consider the legacy of the complete sentence, which you have bludgeoned to death by the overuse of ellipses...

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by MeezDiscreet

Why don't you consider the legacy of the complete sentence, which you have bludgeoned to death by the overuse of ellipses...

[GreenandGoldGir]

I am doing a paper on the topic of auxiliary groups and BGLO's, and although I have heard(seen) many people say that NPHC banned "little sister's" I have not been able to find proof of this...if anyone has anything stating that. Give me a shout.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by GreenandGoldGir

I am doing a paper on the topic of auxiliary groups and BGLO's, and although I have heard(seen) many people say that NPHC banned "little sister's" I have not been able to find proof of this...if anyone has anything stating that. Give me a shout.

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[dreamseeker]

LOL

[DrPhil]

I seriously just LOL.

[rhoyaltempest]

Originally Posted by GreenandGoldGir

I am doing a paper on the topic of auxiliary groups and BGLO's, and although I have heard(seen) many people say that NPHC banned "little sister's" I have not been able to find proof of this...if anyone has anything stating that. Give me a shout.

Is your paper on all of our auxiliary groups or just the ones that we no longer affiliate with? If the latter, it doesn't make sense to do a paper on those we no longer affiliate with as international organizations. However, some orgs have youth (little sister/little brother) groups and also adult auxiliaries. Are you writing about them? Do you even know about them?

Like it obviously has been communicated to you time and time again, with the exception of Iota Phi Theta, we don't have collegiate auxiliaries. If you don't believe it, call our headquarters and ask.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by GreenandGoldGir

I am doing a paper on the topic of auxiliary groups and BGLO's, and although I have heard(seen) many people say that NPHC banned "little sister's" I have not been able to find proof of this...if anyone has anything stating that. Give me a shout.

Each member of the NPHC is run autonomously. Enuf said.

[Konduktor]

That is a good question. I myself pledged to be a Diamond of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc. of Greta' Beta Chapter, and found that the experience was both positive and negative for me. I am Konduktor, 1 Klub, 10/27/98 @ 4:58:55, one in twelve parts. This experience was great, the bond between me and my sisters was wonderful. I was active in meetings, held a position in our RSO:Krucial Diamond Productions, as secretary, which I held and executed with great honor. We strolled, went to a Kappa Sweetheart Konvention, traveled, did community service, held events, had a Kappa Sweetheart Ball & I was appointed Mrs. Achievement, the whole wammy. However, when it came time for me to join a sorority, I was met by feelings that since I was already a Sweetheart, their attempts to "make" me were harder and resulted in the termination of everything because one of us got hurt.

[Fatal1913]

Originally Posted by Konduktor

That is a good question. I myself pledged to be a Diamond of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc. of Greta' Beta Chapter, and found that the experience was both positive and negative for me. I am Konduktor, 1 Klub, 10/27/98 @ 4:58:55, one in twelve parts. This experience was great, the bond between me and my sisters was wonderful. I was active in meetings, held a position in our RSO:Krucial Diamond Productions, as secretary, which I held and executed with great honor. We strolled, went to a Kappa Sweetheart Konvention, traveled, did community service, held events, had a Kappa Sweetheart Ball & I was appointed Mrs. Achievement, the whole wammy. However, when it came time for me to join a sorority, I was met by feelings that since I was already a Sweetheart, their attempts to "make" me were harder and resulted in the termination of everything because one of us got hurt.

harder how? or is this just what YOU think

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Konduktor

That is a good question. I myself pledged to be a Diamond of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc. of Greta' Beta Chapter, and found that the experience was both positive and negative for me. I am Konduktor, 1 Klub, 10/27/98 @ 4:58:55, one in twelve parts. This experience was great, the bond between me and my sisters was wonderful. I was active in meetings, held a position in our RSO:Krucial Diamond Productions, as secretary, which I held and executed with great honor. We strolled, went to a Kappa Sweetheart Konvention, traveled, did community service, held events, had a Kappa Sweetheart Ball & I was appointed Mrs. Achievement, the whole wammy. However, when it came time for me to join a sorority, I was met by feelings that since I was already a Sweetheart, their attempts to "make" me were harder and resulted in the termination of everything because one of us got hurt.

And your point being?

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by Konduktor

That is a good question. I myself pledged to be a Diamond of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc. of Greta' Beta Chapter, and found that the experience was both positive and negative for me. I am Konduktor, 1 Klub, 10/27/98 @ 4:58:55, one in twelve parts. This experience was great, the bond between me and my sisters was wonderful. I was active in meetings, held a position in our RSO:Krucial Diamond Productions, as secretary, which I held and executed with great honor. We strolled, went to a Kappa Sweetheart Konvention, traveled, did community service, held events, had a Kappa Sweetheart Ball & I was appointed Mrs. Achievement, the whole wammy. However, when it came time for me to join a sorority, I was met by feelings that since I was already a Sweetheart, their attempts to "make" me were harder and resulted in the termination of everything because one of us got hurt.

TMI

[ladyFYI]

I am very much interested in this topic and am ALWAYS saddened when I see much of what has been said from both sides of the fence. It seems to be more than a bit absurd to hear sweethearts of any org speaking negatively about sororities; however, the reverse is more common.

It is truly ironic to see ladies in sororities bash sweethearts given the HISTORICAL connections between the two groups going back, for some, to the VERY BEGINNING. It is silly that women who would bash the decision to become a sweetheart then spit the names of women who DID see value in the choice of becoming a part of that group. Odd, don't you think? Those ladies who chose to do both are no less outstanding women of dignity and grace. Unfortunately, information gets lost because some founders and historical figures are better known than others and the history becomes myth, myth becomes whisper, and the whispers eventually disappear. We then have PERSONAL disagreements between individuals that turn into a lack of perspective and historical understanding. Sweethearts who attempt to belittle the joining of sororities are just as ridiculous. That need not be elaborated on. BOTH groups should be ashamed for such behavior.

There is a reason why many sororities have sweetheart songs and references- it is because they have had these connections for decades. Sweethearts were ladies of honor and respect, worthy of becoming the wives and girlfriends of their fraternity counterparts. They were not groupies. Many DID join a sorority afterward and some ladies in sororities found it to be a good way to see just how hard the young lady would work for their own chapters, IF they were so fortunate as to be chosen.

Sadly, many of these standards have changed, but ladies, haven't they for EVERY organization? I hear stories all the time of some young lady in a BGLO disrespecting herself with a fraternity member. Just last month, I was informed that someone saw a stripper that had on DST letters in a club and I almost choked. It's despicable and embarrassing. Although I have my loyalties, it is frustrating to see ladies of ANY sorority participating in less than respectable behavior. It makes the organizations and their members look bad.

Let's face it- there are both sweethearts AND ladies in sororities who are participating in unacceptable behavior. PLENTY of them. That said, there are JUST as many ladies who are upstanding, respectable individuals from both. It is time that we stop looking down on each other and, for those who are both, to take pride in it. As long as you are a woman with the proper values, attitude, and work ethic, there is no reason for sweethearts to shun sorority women, or vice versa. If you are lady of good character and proper morals, THAT is what should matter. Let's stop giving folk a hard time if, but-for that one organization, they are superb candidates...from both ends...

[ladyFYI]

...and it's strange that someone would say that aux orgs do not exist because they are banned. Although I am long out of undergrad, it is clear that they do from those younger folk who talk about them. The fact that they are not acknowledged is poor logic if you had a process because that too is banned. Such a statement would suggest that one's process did not exist either. Or maybe it didn't. It's 2010, after all. Can't we all just get along?! :-)