New Sorority

[Wine&SilverBlue]

where are the pix and the guestbook... am i looking on the wrong site? http://www.oepi.com

[tld221]

in taking Sexy Mocha's line: "Never apologize for expressing your feelings. When you do so, you apologize for the truth."
additionally, writers (anyone, really) shouldnt give their opinions a disclaimer, but here goes.

with all the joking and questioning coming from greek org members about OEPi's origins, signs, line names, etc, some of it is blatantly copying other orgs. but honestly, can you ever be original? this is how all the great greek orgs camt to exist: the first NPC org was copied by the second, the seconf by the third. even the founders of AKA had to copy the model of the sorority to SOME extent to even start an org (regardless of how different NPHC and NPC are in tradition), and then the other 2 BGL sororities followed suit in some form or fashion.

original? not really. unique by their colors, signs, symbols, philantrophies, programs, etc? yes, up to a point. would it be different if OEPi used an NPC model vs an NPHC model? what about LGLOs? everyone needs to build something on a model of something else. couldnt invent a cell phone if there wasnt a landline phone, nor a CD player without a record player, or whichever analogy you want to conjure up.

its hard enough for these women to be who they are and to be accepted in their society, as black lesbians, just as black women in college during the early 1900s were not accepted as well in their respective societies (as a black person, as a female, as a collegian).

so while those of you who are laughing and what not about OEPi's wannabe Delta pyramid or Ivy Stance, lets flip it: dont you think there were white sorority women (as well as white men of fraternities) who were doing the same thing when BGLOs were being founded? i wouldnt be surprised.

while these women didnt have any rights to the answers they may have questioned to your respective founders, in a way they still had to prove themselves as a legitimate organization (not just to them, but to anyone who was watching), which, through time, they have done a great job in doing so.

it comes down to "are they for real?" as one poster put it, which i guess would be an initial response, but i could easliy assume that NPC org members, when BGLOs were being founded, were askng the same things at their meetings and such. OEPi needs the same time to prove their legitimacy. They wanna have liquor bottles on their website? not cool if a potential member was looking for a SERIOUS black lesbian greek orgainzation. my biggest problems are 1. that they dont require you to be in college. but if they DID require that, would that be copying? 2. theres a separation between the "femme" lesbians and "butch" lesbians. so much for unity withing the black lesbian community.

i know, i know. "well youre not part of a greek org, so you wouldnt understand..." or "black women didnt choose to be black women/homosexuals chose to be homosexuals... they bring their issues on themselves" but everyone needs somewhere to feel like the belong. if a potential woman wants to join OEPi, and she feels like that should be her home, why question their motives? to each their own.

so like i said, OEPi needs to legitimatize themselves...get their exectutive board positions filled, make sure their retreat functions arent associated with drinking, get some more chapters, members, national programs, and eventually recognized by a GLO council (which i dont see happening b/c of the way the world works)...

overall represent themselves in a legitimate manner, and the only way for them to do this, in the eyes of GLO members and non-members alike, is to copy in one way or another.

[preciousjeni]

*not meaning to bump, but*



GAP/GAP

http://www.thetanuxi.org/professional.html
http://www.oepi.com/gap.htm

Am I ready WAY too much into it?

ETA: While we're on the subject...

Theta Nu Xi - founded 1997

"Theta Woman" - written 1998

Kappa Theta Lambda - founded 2001

"Kappa Woman" - written sometime after 2001

[Little32]

Originally posted by preciousjeni
*not meaning to bump, but*



GAP/GAP

http://www.thetanuxi.org/professional.html
http://www.oepi.com/gap.htm

Am I ready WAY too much into it?

ETA: While we're on the subject...

Theta Nu Xi - founded 1997

"Theta Woman" - written 1998

Kappa Theta Lambda - founded 2001

"Kappa Woman" - written sometime after 2001

No, you're not That is hilarious!

[BlueReign]

That's a dam shame. I'm trying to figure out if they are trying to be funny or what or they just ran out of ideas/originality?

[Private I]

lol I remember when I sent you that link about Kappa Theta Lambda-I had seen a flyer on campus, checked out the site and contacted nationals...apparently one of the members was trying to set up a chapter at FSU-or at least had a flyer for an interest meeting...but what people fail to realize is that you cannot do anything officially on campus before they are officially recognized by Greek life...

I did NOT like the similarities between the Kappa Woman and Theta Woman poem...WAY too close to home...

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by Private I
lol I remember when I sent you that link about Kappa Theta Lambda-I had seen a flyer on campus, checked out the site and contacted nationals...apparently one of the members was trying to set up a chapter at FSU-or at least had a flyer for an interest meeting...but what people fail to realize is that you cannot do anything officially on campus before they are officially recognized by Greek life...

I did NOT like the similarities between the Kappa Woman and Theta Woman poem...WAY too close to home...

I really think people don't realize that there are people like us out there in ALL orgs who do pay attention. They seem to think they can just get away with anything without being found out. Hmmm...

ETA: Ah the memories! Private I, remember this:

The Founding Monarchs of Sigma Chi Delta Multicultural Sorority - founded 2002.

[WhirlwindTNX]

lol This has happened before but in a WORD for WORD kind of way.....Private I and Preciousjeni, ya'll remember.

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by WhirlwindTNX
lol This has happened before but in a WORD for WORD kind of way.....Private I and Preciousjeni, ya'll remember.

I seem to recall that, Soror Whirlwind.

I guess they thought they were the STARS of the multiculturaL show.

Imitators, please read my sig.

And, many thanks to Delta Sigma Theta for the use of your forum! You ladies are very kind!!!!

[DC_Zeta1920]

All I can say on this is.........

EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH????

[Lady of Pearl]

There will come a time when men will become lovers of themselves.

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by preciousjeni
I seem to recall that, Soror Whirlwind.

I guess they thought they were the STARS of the multiculturaL show.

Imitators, please read my sig.

And, many thanks to Delta Sigma Theta for the use of your forum! You ladies are very kind!!!!

Oh my gracious mercy...now this organization is naming their graduate/professional chapters in the style of Theta Nu Xi.






and...hmmm...the new president of one of their chapters is awfully familiar

[Live_Wire17]

Ok...basically I am speechless. I am still trippin' on "the Bruhs" and I have to agree, if you don't want to be apart of D9...why use any signs even remotely close to the existing ones that were created by "TRUE FOUNDERS"?

[fun4real]

WOW! What an interesting thread. Even during my lurking years I did not see this...LOL

I appreciate you bumping this up. I learned quite a bit from this thread.