omega phi alpha

[Taualumna]

Originally posted by OPhiARen3
Please keep in mind that OPA, unlike many other organizations that you may be more familiar with, does not have any paid or full-time staff. The website is maintained by people who are volunteering their time to the organization, such as my sister who responded earlier - she is an undergraduate student who is part of the national website committee, and she, along with the others, do have many other demands on their time. While those involved do try to make sure that everything that goes on to the website is accurate and best reflects OPA, it is hard to do so given these kinds of constraints.

Sometimes things will not be caught before they go onto the website. As a sister of OPA, I regret that, but I hope you will all understand, especially as my sister has stated that she is going to try to have these issues addressed and corrected. It's great that you all are looking at our website and bringing these things to our attention that we might not have caught otherwise (I don't think I ever would have gone to that section of the website if it weren't for this thread.)

I'm glad that you (SmartBlondeGPhB) have done so many of the service things listed. They're all really great things to do; I imagine a lot of people on this board have done quite a few of them (and if they haven't, they should ). As another of my sisters said earlier in the thread, and the website stated (although not at all in the clearest way), no one is saying that social sororities do not do service. It is an issue of focus. I am an academic advising dork, so the best analogy I can come up with at the moment is that it's like having a major and a minor - for social sororities, your major is social, your minor is service. With OPA, it's the opposite. There's nothing wrong with either way, and we have plenty of girls who are in both types. Just from my own experience, I know OPA girls who are also in ADPi, AKA, and DST.

Yes but the information is on the Internet. Volunteers could easily have gone into the NPC website to see that it is a CONFERENCE.

[Senusret I]

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally posted by OPhiARen3
I'm glad that you (SmartBlondeGPhB) have done so many of the service things listed. They're all really great things to do; I imagine a lot of people on this board have done quite a few of them (and if they haven't, they should ). As another of my sisters said earlier in the thread, and the website stated (although not at all in the clearest way), no one is saying that social sororities do not do service. It is an issue of focus. I am an academic advising dork, so the best analogy I can come up with at the moment is that it's like having a major and a minor - for social sororities, your major is social, your minor is service. With OPA, it's the opposite. There's nothing wrong with either way, and we have plenty of girls who are in both types. Just from my own experience, I know OPA girls who are also in ADPi, AKA, and DST.

You know, you should have stopped talking while you were marginally ahead. Every time you open your mouth you say something even more offensive.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally posted by OPhiARen3
Please keep in mind that OPA, unlike many other organizations that you may be more familiar with, does not have any paid or full-time staff. The website is maintained by people who are volunteering their time to the organization, such as my sister who responded earlier - she is an undergraduate student who is part of the national website committee, and she, along with the others, do have many other demands on their time. While those involved do try to make sure that everything that goes on to the website is accurate and best reflects OPA, it is hard to do so given these kinds of constraints.

The webmaster for my alumnae chapter has a full time job, is a mother, AND is the webmaster of our award winning website. She's never put anything on a site without first researching it. So don't even start with the "mnay other demands on their time". If they are too busy, they should let other people do it.

"best reflects" umm.....insulting other groups doesn't reflect best on yours.

[kddani]

Originally posted by SmartBlondeGPhB
"best reflects" umm.....insulting other groups doesn't reflect best on yours.

Agreed. Talk about your own group all you want, but there is ZERO need to even MENTION other groups. If your group is that great, it will stand out on its own, without any need to dog other groups.

[Rudey]

In NYC, if you ride the subway, there are a lot of strange retards that do begging. They can flaunt that they have no limbs or make weird retard noises. Lots of wonderful things to brighten up your day with the cheer that only comes from such great misfortune.

Where am I going with this?

I don't know.

-Rudey

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by KaiKey
she has not limited her ignorance to just the npc and all of the member sororities. have you seen what she blatantly posted on the ~kappa alpha order~ board? i have always kept a very low profile on gc, but where does this woman come from? she has now managed to offend all npc sororities and a highly respected national fraternity. who is she and where does she get off doing things like this??? i mean no respect to my beloved sorority, but i could not let this pass. of course my dad and my uncle are members of ka and the ka chapter at my school was excellent. i am personally offended and i am not a member of ~kappa alpha order~! i just do not understand this kind of total ignorance.

~kaikey~

As it has been stated in the other thread you started, ReN did not state her opinion, but was referring to others' opinions.

You seem like you really dislike her. Do you know her personally or something?

[Tom Earp]

Originally posted by PM_Mama00
Please do not generalize. I've heard of some NPCs who are more concerned with service than social. Also, correct me of I'm wrong someone, but from what I've learned on GC, some (if not all?) NPHC orgs are more service oriented, than social oriented. (I hope I'm right, I know someone said it somewhere)

I am not sure about NPHC Organizations are that way either, I will have to ask a friend of mine.

But, The NIC and PHC Organizations are Social Organizations-Not Their Majors.

Their Minors are not Charity.

It is a hand in glove thing along with making Grades to give a well rounded life. We are expected to participate in other School Organizations whether it be Socal, Educational, Physical, or Committees of each, not all at once.

Many like Myself as can be seen on GC are Members of Service Organizations and others. Time in College is precious and be spread around so much.

Please do not generalize as You have. It is unbecoming for the type of Organization that You profess.

[epchick]

I do agree that the information written is poorly worded and does sound extremely insulting to all NPC sororities.

But I don't agree how you all are handling the situation. Granted, I am not in a NPC sorority (and I don't mean to offend any of y'all cause y'all are great) but OPhiARen is just a member and really has no authority on what is written on that website. Just cause ya'll are getting mad at her doesn't make the situation any better, and it won't get the words changed quickly. In fact, it might even delay the process.

There was already a lady from O Phi A who said that she would work to get it changed, there really is no need to continue to berade (did I spell that word right?) OPhiARen. She's just trying to appease everyone. I don't think think she intentionally meant to offend SmartBlondeGPhiB or anyone else.

What would ya'll do if you were in her situation? If someone from Sorority ABC said that your sorority had offensive material about ABC on y'alls website, how would you handle the situation?

Again, I don't mean to offend any of the NPC sororities here...but there is no point to offend or get mad at OPhiARen, since she says she can't control what is written.

Has someone tried to contact the webmaster and ask for the information to be changed? Just a suggestion.

[MTSUGURL]

I don't think that you intend to come off as offensive. If you are it's in one of those back handed, pretend innocence kind of ways that's even more annoying. My advice (even though unasked for advice is seldom adhered to) is to
Think Carefully How You Word Things Before You Post. This is not something you seem to be doing.

[OPhiARen3]

Originally posted by MTSUGURL
I don't think that you intend to come off as offensive. If you are it's in one of those back handed, pretend innocence kind of ways that's even more annoying. My advice (even though unasked for advice is seldom adhered to) is to
Think Carefully How You Word Things Before You Post. This is not something you seem to be doing.

If I'm understanding correctly following the thread, then my academic analogy is offensive? I apologize if so, I was just trying to think of another way to express the distinction between a service and a social sorority ...

When I'm describing OPA to interested girls, they usually ask what the difference is between a service sorority and a social sorority. While I am not in control of the national website, I am in control of my own response to that question, so do you all have any suggestions for ways I can explain the difference without being offensive?

[ladygreek]

ReN, just do you. It's okay.

[Marie]

Originally posted by ladygreek
ReN, just do you. It's okay.

Co-sign!

[BigCityStripper]

How about we not find the most piddlyass comments to get offended about and pick fights over, hmmmmm? The OPhiA's on this thread have bent over backwards to explain themselves to everyone and the whole time we have new people joining in and jumping on different parts of their posts to pick fights. Nothing these girls have posted has been in a malicious manner. Other than the website, which we've been told will be looked at, none of the other statements on this thread are worth getting riled up over. Jeez, some of you old broads need to get the sand out of your britches. Its the holiday season, be merry.

[Ch2tf]

Originally posted by ladygreek
ReN, just do you. It's okay.

COSIGN!