Culture clash within GLOs?

[douthit]

Originally posted by BSUPhiSig'92
I always think it's cool how different chapters can be from campus to campus and region to region. I've been to quite a few Phi Sigma Kappa Conventions over the years, and the general makeup
of chapters varies widely all over the campus. We have some chapters that are predominantly Asian, some that are predominantly Latino, good ol' boys, preppies, jocks, etc. I even met a girl once from an eastern school (it may have been George Washington)who when I told her what fraternity I belonged to replied "Oh the Jewish house!" I always loved meeting my brothers from all over and just seeing how different, yet how fundamentally the same we all were as brothers.

BSU,

How true that is! Just like any other fraternity, ours has so many different types of members. Being from a relatively homogenous population in Montana, it definately opened my eyes wide when I went to our last national convention. Did you manage to make it down to San Antonio last summer, BSUPhiSig?

[BSUPhiSig'92]

Dan,

Good to hear from another Phi Sig! Unfortunately no, I wasn't able to attend the Convention in San Antonio. Since I became a Greek Advisor three years ago, it has gotten harder for me to get away from my campus to attend Convention (I run Freshman Orientation during the summer too). Where is it next year? If it's someplace fairly close I might be able to at least make it for a weekend.

Damn Proud to be a Phi Sig!
John "Chip" Davenport ET '92

[phikappapsiman]

O.K., I have a funny story regarding brotherhood...

I am an African-American male in fraternal organization that is primarily Caucasian. My chapter is VERY LIBERAL in that we have something for everyone! Jocks, preppies, engineering/computer science majors to sociology/psychology/history majors, nerds (but in a cool way!), party animals, Blacks, Asians, Whites, Latinos, Christians, Jews, maybe a Buddhist or two-you name it, we probably have it. Anyway, I am originally from the South (Tennessee) so last summer I went home to work during vacation. While I was there, I got a message that the University of Mississippi chapter was having a dinner in Memphis, and would I like to attend. OH MY GOD was I nervous! I kept thinking that I couldn't go because they wouldn't accept me as a brother. I couldn't have been more wrong! We had the BEST time! They were really cool, and I told them about my chapter, and they invited me down to meet the brothers at Ole Miss. Basically, there isn't a GLO around that is not integrated racially/ethnically/religiously-but that fraternal bond is universal! Who knows, maybe I'll go to grad school in Alabama or Mississippi or Louisiana, and be an Alumni Advisor at a chapter down there! Wouldn't that be a hoot!