Christian fraternities and sororities

[Dnpgopenguins]

Originally Posted by LovetheDoveSAO

I know this response is very late but as a member of a Christian Greek letter organization which is Sigma Alpha Omega Christian Sorority, Inc and since my sorority was mentioned in earlier posts, I must clear the air of any misunderstandings in regards to my sisterhood. Sigma Alpha Omega is a very young organization only 16 years old, however we have grown tremendously in the past 5 years. SAO is both faith-based and a social organization. With it being social, a young lady who has an interest in joining SAO cannot have another interest in joining another social sorority. That includes all Panhellenic Sororities, NPHC sororities, and MCG sororities. So I honestly don't understand how AXOeva was able to be a member of both AXO and SAO? For I know our National Policy forbids us from joining other SOCIAL Greek Letter organizations. SAO throws socials and events just as other social sororities, we do however require more of our sisters. We have a national non-profit organization Sisters by Grace and our national philanthropy is Ovarian Cancer in alliance with OCNA. Our membership in SAO is lifetime and we are founded first in Christ and second in sisterhood. I don't want to go any longer but more information about our requirements to join SAO is found at our website. Hope this clears everything up some!

I have known about your organization for a while. Having ovarian cancer I highly respect your philanthropy.

However, In regards of only being a member of Sigma Alpha Omega and not another social sorority. I took a look at your national website again and I could not find any mention of this policy. Many groups have this type of policy on the groups website. I was wondering if you might be confusing a campus policy for a national one?
DNP

[AnchorAlumna]

I found this on their national website: http://www.sigmaalphaomega.org/ovari...awareness.html

[Dnpgopenguins]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

I found this on their national website: http://www.sigmaalphaomega.org/ovari...awareness.html

sorry, I was referring to the policy of only being a member of just SAO. I have been really sick and seem to not make any sense.
I hope this make it clearer as to what I am actually trying to say.

I mentioned the philanthropy because that is how I remembered the group.
DNP

[dekeguy]

I am a man of faith deeply committed to my religeous beliefs but I find all of this about "christian fraternities and sororities" to be utter hogwash. If you want to join a prayer group or bible study group that's fine. But, if you want to be in a fraternity or sorority then rush with a clear understanding of what it is all about.
Being in an imitation fraternity or sorority makes no sense and demonstrates that one has missed the point of the whole Social Greek system. To pretend that one's GLO confers social Greek status is nonsense. To dress up a prayer group or a bunch of bible thumpers in Greek letters is offensive to me and to many others with whom I have discussed the matter.
The idea of a bunch of GDIs playing pretend would be amusing except the virtually universal attitude of smug superiority exhibited by these types who trumpet their "christianity" while displaying a serious lack of Christian values. As the old saying goes, if you talk the talk you have to walk the walk.
So, what sticks in my craw is the non-Christian aura of these so-called christians coupled with their complete lack of understanding of what being Greek is all about.
If you take offense at my comments so be it. I am offended by these imposters and their perversion of what being Christian is all about.
If these comments seem a bit on the strong side it is my reaction to all too many encounters with self satisfied smug types who tell me that I am damned because I am not like them, (as if its their role to be judgmental).
I figure they are perfectly free to do their own thing, but please don't pretend to be a real social Greek org.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by dekeguy

I am a man of faith deeply committed to my religeous beliefs but I find all of this about "christian fraternities and sororities" to be utter hogwash. If you want to join a prayer group or bible study group that's fine. But, if you want to be in a fraternity or sorority then rush with a clear understanding of what it is all about.
Being in an imitation fraternity or sorority makes no sense and demonstrates that one has missed the point of the whole Social Greek system. To pretend that one's GLO confers social Greek status is nonsense. To dress up a prayer group or a bunch of bible thumpers in Greek letters is offensive to me and to many others with whom I have discussed the matter.
The idea of a bunch of GDIs playing pretend would be amusing except the virtually universal attitude of smug superiority exhibited by these types who trumpet their "christianity" while displaying a serious lack of Christian values. As the old saying goes, if you talk the talk you have to walk the walk.
So, what sticks in my craw is the non-Christian aura of these so-called christians coupled with their complete lack of understanding of what being Greek is all about.
If you take offense at my comments so be it. I am offended by these imposters and their perversion of what being Christian is all about.
If these comments seem a bit on the strong side it is my reaction to all too many encounters with self satisfied smug types who tell me that I am damned because I am not like them, (as if its their role to be judgmental).
I figure they are perfectly free to do their own thing, but please don't pretend to be a real social Greek org.

Wow. Great job condemning the judgmentalism of others by deafening judgmentalism of your own. And great job generalizing that all people involved in GLOs that identify as Christian are the "self-satisfied smug types" you've encountered.

You're a Catholic. Surely you know that there have long been Catholic social fraternities and sororities. Lutheran ones, too.

By the way, your experience of what it means to be part of the "Social Greek system" is not the totality the social Greek experience. There are many "real" social fraternities and sororities that don't fit into your narrow mold.

And just in case it's not clear, I am not at all offended by your comments. I just think that your comments should be recognized for what they are: smug, judgmental, condescending and hypocritical.

[DrPhil]

I actually thought someone hacked dekeguy's account. Didn't expect that coming from dekeguy.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by LovetheDoveSAO

So I honestly don't understand how AXOeva was able to be a member of both AXO and SAO? For I know our National Policy forbids us from joining other SOCIAL Greek Letter organizations. SAO throws socials and events just as other social sororities, we do however require more of our sisters. We have a national non-profit organization Sisters by Grace and our national philanthropy is Ovarian Cancer in alliance with OCNA. Our membership in SAO is lifetime and we are founded first in Christ and second in sisterhood. I don't want to go any longer but more information about our requirements to join SAO is found at our website. Hope this clears everything up some!

If you think NPC sororities don't "require more" of our sisters than socializing, and are only for 4 years, you are woefully uneducated.

[navane]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

If you think NPC sororities don't "require more" of our sisters than socializing, and are only for 4 years, you are woefully uneducated.

I'm curious as to what "more" she's talking about. In context, that comment was followed by a comment about philanthropy. So, when she said "requires more" perhaps she meant that her GLO believes in philanthropy in addition to just being social? If that's the case, then she is misinformed as most all social, general GLOs are heavily involved in philanthropy of some sort. If she meant that they "require more" in terms of Bible study, that's irrelevant as that requirement is specific to her GLO - just as Tau Beta Sigma might "require more" music lessons. If she meant that they "require more" in terms of morals and conservative, religious personal conduct, then I guess she's right. Though, that's not to say that her GLO's values are better than the values that another GLO espouses.

[dekeguy]

OK, I confess! This week has been one of those drive you bananas weeks and in an effort at sillyness I thought I would play games with my usual line of commentary. Mea culpa, mea culpa I was trying to stir things up to see if I could generate any responses.
Back to my old boring self now.

[DrPhil]

Don't be boring. Just find a more deserving target than Christian GLOs.

"MysticCat: Ruining peaceful usernames' rare attempts at judgment, condescension, smugness, and smartassness since 2002"