NPHC Traditions and Practices that annoy you

[Dionysus]

In my humble opinion, there aren't any NPHC traditions and practices that annoy me. I think things are fine the way they are, and would be unneccessary to change anything.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

In my humble opinion, there aren't any NPHC traditions and practices that annoy me. I think things are fine they are, and would be unneccessary to change anything.

Shut up!

[1908Revelations]

We all know I am a neo, so I have soooo much to learn, but of what has been said this is what I identify with most.

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

People who play the "my chapter is better/more (insert name of organization)er than your chapter" game. Especially when they are younger members approaching older members who crossed at other chapters. But I'm tickled to convulsions when I see alumnae and graduate chapter initiates playing that game.

People who think their chapter was founded and their organization was chartered. They place their chapter above the organization.

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Chapters/states that have their own way of singing one of our official songs and pride themselves on it.

Chapters who think their size automatically makes them right about everything.

One of my friends (of course soror, but we are really tight) visited a chapter meeting and we felt like at the way the National Hymn. We were singing it (according to what current protocol says) the right way and there way we neos were going to say ANYTHING (b/c we didn't want to come off af correcting them), but we were surely confused.

Originally Posted by 12dn94dst

And another thing, what's with making strolls that only go with ONE song? (i'm sorry, I'm a stroller lol)

I only know one stroll and I. AM. DONE. Some of the others are tooo long, only go with one song, and I would have to be on dancing with the stars to learn some of them.

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

2. Not recognizing your own members who came through a different chapter. My soror was at a grad NPHC event and talking to a member of another org. My soror congratulated this other person on having new members into their org, and this person said supposedly "They are not my sorors, they did not come through my chapter."

3. People who take their officer position too literally. I respect your position but you are not my mother.

Grrrrrr! Especially at #2!

[treblk]

Where has the Greek spirit gone? It bothers me that some members of the D9 take the "friendly competition" too far to the point of intended harm.

[delph998]

Originally Posted by treblk

Where has the Greek spirit gone? It bothers me that some members of the D9 take the "friendly competition" too far to the point of intended harm.

I agree. It's a huge deal in Minnesota and it bothers me when I'm in the middle of it.

[BLUPERFECTION03]

I concur the grinding in all of the steps shows really can go... points should really be deducted for overtly explicit movements!

[jojapeach]

^^^ Basically. If you can't do a real show without making it resemble a BET video, you shouldn't be stepping. That includes whipped cream and that dang pyramid of men. That pyramid is so

[tld221]

good lord. not the whipped cream. you'd be surprised at how many people are NOT impressed by that whole thing.

[Animate]

Originally Posted by tld221

good lord. not the whipped cream. you'd be surprised at how many people are NOT impressed by that whole thing.

You could have fooled me. Every show I go to and they have men grinding all over the floor it seems to get a favorable response from the audience. And I hate it!

[jojapeach]

Originally Posted by Animate

You could have fooled me. Every show I go to and they have men grinding all over the floor it seems to get a favorable response from the audience. And I hate it!

Don't forget that the audience is full of young non-Greeks that will give a hellafied response because they don't know how unsavory the act really is. This adds to the audience response score if that's in the criteria.

The Greeks that recognize the poor taste can sometimes be in the minority.

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

Why did I go to a step show when I was in college and a sorority did this?

TIMEOUT.... Do you mean they did the pyramid of women? That isn't as impressive anymore because it's overdone, and it's not stepping, but it's better than seeing dudes in a pile moving in rhythm to a baby-making song. I'm crossing my fingers and believing that you did not see sorority women with whipped cream.

[jitterbug13]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

^^^ Basically. If you can't do a real show without making it resemble a BET video, you shouldn't be stepping. That includes whipped cream and that dang pyramid of men. That pyramid is so

Why did I go to a step show when I was in college and a sorority did this?

[jojapeach]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I'm not.

With thousands of members, smart people have figured out that we're a diverse group of women and that no subsection represents the whole. Dumb people and those who aren't exposed to our diversity are of no concern to me.

*in my best Chandler Bing voice* Could you be any more elitist?

That bolded part got under my skin. I thought our collective purpose as Black Greeks was to uplift. Part of uplifting would be to provide positive role models for everyone, not just those who already know us. There's young girls that will be debutantes or are fighting some tough circumstances who might not have the first clue about sorority life but could be inspired by our sorors and sistergreeks. They may want to be like us someday. However, watching some pornographic simulation as a twisted portrayal of organizational pride is shameful display that could confuse young girls. It could confuse those who have not been exposed yet but are bound to be exposed at some point in life.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

*in my best Chandler Bing voice* Could you be any more elitist?

Yes but I'm in a relatively inclusive mood right now.

[jojapeach]

Yeah, strolling gets really complicated when you look at undergrads doing their thang at a function. If I can't get those new school strolls, I always have "Old Faithful". But trying to learn too many of these newer strolls can make you lose an important phone number in your memory because you remembered one too many 8 counts to a stroll.

[titan257]

I am not greek but I have tons of greek friends. One thing that bothers me is strolling at a non-greek party. Its like how do you expect "townies" to not break the stroll line if they dont know what the h e double hockey sticks you're doing. Then they start fighting.....its just stupid to me.