Information on HBGLOs

[valkyrie]

People who want information spoon fed to them on GC are the same people who take the elevator at the gym. Get off your butt and find out what you need to know, and if you don't need to know, why do you care?

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by starang21
i think people on this site are overly nosy. like some damn rubber-neckers.

Or maybe lazy.

No one will explain things to you. If you are sincerely interested, go to the websites and read. You will learn all that you are allowed to know. If the answers to your questions aren't there, it's members only. I am surprised that people don't understand this. I did this years ago and learned a lot.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
Or maybe lazy.

No one will explain things to you. If you are sincerely interested, go to the websites and read. You will learn all that you are allowed to know. If the answers to your questions aren't there, it's members only. I am surprised that people don't understand this. I did this years ago and learned a lot.

Not everything is on a website that isn't a secret. For example Iotas being founded as I Felta Thigh is documented in Black Greek 101 and is not a secret but is not listed on their website. I wanted to know about that earlier and asked here. Another example is how people know what BGLO they want to join that early on and that's not on a website.

I'm not sure if it qualifies under irony but there are people now caring enough to post "why do you care". Why do they care what others care about?

-Rudey

[Im_just_me]

Originally posted by Rudey
Anyway, how do black folks know which BGLO to join from the beginning if it's not based on family/friends pressure or stereotypes? Supposedly you can't rush every BGLO or people will get upset and that info isn't on a website.

-Rudey

Speaking strictly as an INTEREST of an organization of the Divine Nine, it's as simple as this...

Choosing which organization that's right for you is kinda like buying a car. You see something that you like. You reasearch about it. Find out everything there is you can find out about it. You then decide if that's the best fit for you...that it has all the things that you are looking for. Once you decide that's the "car" for you, what do you do then? You start making previsions to make it yours. You "get your house in order". You make sure that you've done everything on your part to ensure that you get that "car". After that, it's all up to the dealer. Just hope that you don't have "bad credit".

[Rudey]

Originally posted by Im_just_me
Speaking strictly as an INTEREST of an organization of the Divine Nine, it's as simple as this...

Choosing which organization that's right for you is kinda like buying a car. You see something that you like. You reasearch about it. Find out everything there is you can find out about it. You then decide if that's the best fit for you...that it has all the things that you are looking for. Once you decide that's the "car" for you, what do you do then? You start making previsions to make it yours. You "get your house in order". You make sure that you've done everything on your part to ensure that you get that "car". After that, it's all up to the dealer. Just hope that you don't have "bad credit".

OK Can you provide me with a hypothetical situation of an interest and how he/she might choose if it's not based on family pressure or stereotypes? If you don't feel comfortable posting that, then a PM is OK. I'm interested in this since most people in our orgs don't know what they want to be until they get to college and their choice might differ at another school.

-Rudey

[Im_just_me]

Originally posted by Rudey
OK Can you provide me with a hypothetical situation of an interest and how he/she might choose if it's not based on family pressure or stereotypes? If you don't feel comfortable posting that, then a PM is OK. I'm interested in this since most people in our orgs don't know what they want to be until they get to college and their choice might differ at another school.

-Rudey

Since I can only speak for myself, I will. Although the great majority of women in my family are members of one particular organization, I still researched every sorority of the D9. I looked at each of their national programs and I had to find the one that I most identified with, the one that was just right for me. There is also their history to consider, not just of the organization but also that of the chapter you are seeking membership into. This is not an easy process, unless you go into it with your mind made up. Each of those organizations have outstanding programs for the bettering of the community. You just have to decided what's most identifable with you, your morals, your values, and your life. That's what I did. I know what I want. I'm working on me so that IF I am ever lucky enough to be extended an invitation of membership, I'll have nothing but the best to give of myself and be the best asset to the sorority I can be.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by Im_just_me
Since I can only speak for myself, I will. Although the great majority of women in my family are members of one particular organization, I still researched every sorority of the D9. I looked at each of their national programs and I had to find the one that I most identified with, the one that was just right for me. There is also their history to consider, not just of the organization but also that of the chapter you are seeking membership into. This is not an easy process, unless you go into it with your mind made up. Each of those organizations have outstanding programs for the bettering of the community. You just have to decided what's most identifable with you, your morals, your values, and your life. That's what I did. I know what I want. I'm working on me so that IF I am ever lucky enough to be extended an invitation of membership, I'll have nothing but the best to give of myself and be the best asset to the sorority I can be.

So you're saying quite a bit of it comes from the charity supported?

-Rudey

[Im_just_me]

Originally posted by Rudey
So you're saying quite a bit of it comes from the charity supported?

-Rudey

Not necessarily charities, but, they have national programs. For instance, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has a national program entitled "A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People" that is a voter education and registration programs designed to encourage people to become envolved in the voting process. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. have national programs to tackle the adult literacy. You basically have to find the organization who's programs are closest to what you think fits best with your values.

By the way, everything that I've told you can easily be found on the sororities or fraternities websites. The information is out there...a person just has to be willing to go out and look for it.

[msn4med1975]

Originally posted by Rudey
So you're saying quite a bit of it comes from the charity supported?

-Rudey

There is no cut and dry answer as to why someone would seek membership into one D9 organization versus another one. We all seek out the organization, hopefully, that aligns most with our personal view and values, but that is manifested differently for all of us. Why I chose Delta over the others is not the same reason why my linesister chose Delta over the others. And we all have signature programs but our national projects change sometimes from administration to administration based on what is currently a priority within the community. Family influence is a factor but neither it nor a national program will be the exclusive factor that makes someone choose their organization.

[starang21]

Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
Or maybe lazy.

No one will explain things to you. If you are sincerely interested, go to the websites and read. You will learn all that you are allowed to know. If the answers to your questions aren't there, it's members only. I am surprised that people don't understand this. I did this years ago and learned a lot.

you would think that that wouldn't be too much to ask.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by msn4med1975
There is no cut and dry answer as to why someone would seek membership into one D9 organization versus another one. We all seek out the organization, hopefully, that aligns most with our personal view and values, but that is manifested differently for all of us. Why I chose Delta over the others is not the same reason why my linesister chose Delta over the others. And we all have signature programs but our national projects change sometimes from administration to administration based on what is currently a priority within the community. Family influence is a factor but neither it nor a national program will be the exclusive factor that makes someone choose their organization.

The reason why I ask is because you have folks saying they want to be an Alpha so bad and whatnot and not anything else. I just don't see exactly what it is that makes you want that one org over another to the point of no consideration for anything else.

And it extends elsewhere. There is a thread on the AKA forum where a guy says he would never let his daughter be a Delta (I think it was the same thread that the kappas got into a fight or something).

It's as if people know what BGLO to join before they even know what school they're going to.

-Rudey

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Rudey
It's as if people know what BGLO to join before they even know what school they're going to.

Many of us did.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Rudey
Not everything is on a website that isn't a secret. For example Iotas being founded as I Felta Thigh is documented in Black Greek 101 and is not a secret but is not listed on their website. I wanted to know about that earlier and asked here. Another example is how people know what BGLO they want to join that early on and that's not on a website.

I'm not sure if it qualifies under irony but there are people now caring enough to post "why do you care". Why do they care what others care about?

-Rudey

Because there are "frequently asked questions," which doesn't mean that EVERY possible question under the sun can and will be included.

Why should a national website address why people know what BGLO they want to join early on? There are other websites that answer those types of questions, but they are not endorsed by our national headquarters.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
Or maybe lazy.

No one will explain things to you. If you are sincerely interested, go to the websites and read. You will learn all that you are allowed to know. If the answers to your questions aren't there, it's members only. I am surprised that people don't understand this. I did this years ago and learned a lot.

Some people's curiosity is never satisfied. I say they should take their lazy asses to different types of events and meet different types of people. Questions aren't always answered through a "Q&A session," many times, questions are answered through real-life exposure.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Rudey
It's funny how when people don't want to provide an answer they say do research on your own. I'd just not post rather than say that over and over again.

Telling you to research IS providing an answer. That's what you all fail to get through your thick skulls.