New Omega house at USC Greek Village.

[AXEAM]

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

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TRUE!!!!! I remember when they started planning Greek Village (when I was in undergrad). They were probably thinking "those Black greeks don't have enough to build a house and the Alphas will stay in raggey McBride". President Sorstean (sp) ruined those plans when he personally called the bruhs himself. Actually, it was supose to be near the adult/family housing and then the families starting worring about parties and noise all night long.

Axeam, I think you're starting to rub off on me.

That could be a good thing.

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by AXEAM

If some of the white students had their way some Bruhs would be hanging from those columns.

This underlying sentiment of white privilege and bigotry has to be challenged. The sub rosa "hate speech" about our house at the USC Greek Village by some white fraternity members flies in the face of the fact that the fraternity/sorority row is on university property, on the flagship state university in a state where black people pay taxes to support state-sponsored higher education just like all other people. It is not "their" Greek Village. We are not interlopers! We have to change our way of thinking! Maybe our presence is just an aspect of the next phase of "desegregation"--transgressing the de facto spaces where some white folks think they can maintain the Old South. If some want to do this, they'll have to do it on their own private property, not quasi-state property. The Greek Village is ours too! President Sorenson had the right idea. We poneyed up the money and are building a nice house like the rest of the groups. They'll just have to get used to the bruhs!

[AXEAM]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

This underlying sentiment of white privilege and bigotry has to be challenged. The sub rosa "hate speech" about our house at the USC Greek Village by some white fraternity members flies in the face of the fact that the fraternity/sorority row is on university property, on the flagship state university in a state where black people pay taxes to support state-sponsored higher education just like all other people. It is not "their" Greek Village. We are not interlopers! We have to change our way of thinking! Maybe our presence is just an aspect of the next phase of "desegregation"--transgressing the de facto spaces where some white folks think they can maintain the Old South. If some want to do this, they'll have to do it on their own private property, not quasi-state property. The Greek Village is ours too! President Sorenson had the right idea. We poneyed up the money and are building a nice house like the rest of the groups. They'll just have to get used to the bruhs!

Bruh. I agree w/everything you stated in your post.....except the part that we have to change our way of thinking. The black students @ USC welcomed the Omega house (well maybe not the alphas that's an inside joke.)
the problems seem to be w/some white students. Have you ever notice that blacks @ HBCUs never react in this manner towards mostly white orgs on campus.

[IncontRHOllable]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Here's the architectural rendering of the last house to be built in the USC (South Carolina) Greek Village. Construction will commence in June. It was designed by a black architectural firm.

http://jbaarchitecture.com/USC_Omega_House.htm

I know I'm a bit late but CONGRATULATIONS OMEGAS!!