BLACK FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES UNITE FOR BLACK DIGNITY AND CALL FOR BLACK OUT MONDAY AND TUESDAY ON VH1

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BLACK FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES UNITE FOR BLACK DIGNITY AND CALL FOR BLACK OUT MONDAY AND TUESDAY ON VH1 

 

The Black Greek Letter Organizations, most of which are now 100+ years old, originated on primarily Black college campuses around the turn of the 20th century, and have flourished throughout the world as organizations that have stood for education, social service, political involvement, charitable funding, community service, among other high principled endeavors.  While the pledge period generally begins on the undergraduate level, and appears to be fun and games, by the time they have evolved to graduate level, it is clear that these organizations have always maintained a high level of quality throughout their adult lives, forged with bonds that have withstood the tests of time.  

The core group, or the DIVINE 9, as they are affectionately known, have each distinguished themselves, individually and collectively throughout history, and have much to be proud of.  In fact, it is the very essence of these fraternities and sororities to be the role models in their communities - and maintain ethical, moral, cultural, spiritual and social images that Black young men and women can look upon with pride.

Tradition, handed down through the ages within these Black Fraternities and Sororities have been maintained and held sacred - and have been the hallmark of their traditions.  

As a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., I am as outraged as the other members of my sorority and the other sororities whose reputations have been sullied by a wannabe white mediocre writer/producer.  The program is not only an insult to our Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO), but it is an insult to professional Black women world wide, who make up the majority of these organizations. 

In response to this egregious, outrageous, ignorant, insipid program, we have coalesced and made it known to the producers, sponsors, and other supporters of this program that we are over 5 million strong nationwide, and we are not going to sit silently or idly by while  VH1 continues to air this swill on television in front of impressionable young children, who have already been jaded by other substandard television programming.