Thanks Skee Bunny. Im glad some of us follow the news.
As far as "my story" goes, well, we all have our stories. In the best of circumstances you go where your heart takes you and where you are really comfortable. My heart took me to an organization specifically dedicated to servicing my community. Would I be doing that if I were a Tri-delt? No.One of my organization's focuses is black women and mental health in lieu of the stigma depression has in black communities. Would that have been the case if I'd joined Delta Gamma? NO. BGLOS spoke to me in a way GLOS could not. Remember BGLOS arent just social organizations. They were founded in response to the pressing needs of black people in the U.S. There is no substitute for that as far as Im concerned. Similarly, my very good friend, who I thought would have been my line sister, decided she wanted to join a Latina sorority, because they were addressing issues important to her, that BGLOS werent.
I dont know if you've ever known what its like to be apart of something vast and great. To really know that feeling intimately, not something abstract like oh we're all part of the human race. I feel it all the time, when I think of myself as a black woman, when I think of myself as a West Indian. And that pride, that immense passion expresses itself in terms like my people. Unless you've felt that kind of connection, it's difficult to explain.
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