Supporting a common cause. Staying involved in that cause. Remaining supportive of those who are dedicating their time to the same cause as you.


For the longest time - like I stated in my previous notes, half a decade - I've done all of the above & if anything I've been keeping at it like none else. Being supportive & staying involved have been two of my greatest strengths; some duders think I'm overenthusiastic at times but what do they expect? If I'm truly proud to be supporting sisterhood, I can't keep my joy bottled up; I sure can't be inarticulate about it either. It's not as if they're telling me, "You need to throw in the towel - enough already." Not that they don't understand or that they don't care; nor is it that they don't truly appreciate & respect women - on the contrary. Thing is, they haven't walked in my shoes long enough to truly understand why I'm so ardent, so enthusiastic in my love & support for my sorority counterparts in the Greek community in the first place.


If that doesn't suffice: they don't understand I have a few years worth of experience on record showing my support & in that regard they're just novices to this veteran; not to take offense here, but still, they should respect me for having that advantage. And they wonder why I show up to all these Greek events as I do? Well, if these men took the time out to do their research & homework about the ladies they're supporting, they'd be surprised for a variety of reasons:


The true purpose for supporting sisterhood isn't because of partying. It's not because this particular chapter has the most attractive ladies on campus. It's not because these ladies happen to look cool wearing letters - they do, but that's not why duders should be showing their support for, say, AOII or Alpha Phi, to begin with. It's because of something much greater: their philanthropies. It's showing one's love in supporting a good cause & staying steadfast to that cause, whether it be Speech & Hearing, the Arthritis Foundation, or the Make-A-Wish Foundation.


That's what some men miss out on completely: these guys love their favorite sororities because of partying & such but absolutely overlook their favorite ladies' mission statement, their favorite sorority's philanthropy, their overall purpose, what truly makes them AOIIs, DZs, on down the line. No wonder then, that they don't understand why I'm truly proud to being supportive of Greek life as I am, what makes me ecstatic about being Greek in the first place. And they wonder why no woman wearing Greek letters ever bothers to take them seriously. Also, here's one more reason why they get bypassed as candidates for chapter sweetheart. If they understood the true purposes behind why Alpha Omicron Pi or Alpha Phi, &c. was founded & each of these organizations' aims, they'd truly appreciate why these ladies are proud to be sorority sisters, what makes them stand out in a class of their own.

Another bonafide reason why duders should support their favorite ladies in the Greek community is: they take their academics seriously. Just because they hit the books a lot at the library doesn't mean they're (to put it mildly) "geeky,"; rather, they take their grades to heart & are doing their part to keep them on the upside. Some of their classes are challenging enough & any man with a heart & time to spare should realize this. If not, why think about supporting these ladies if there are no true motives for doing so?

Here's the bottom line: to truly support Chi Omega, Alpha Gamma Delta, you have to transcend the narrow range of reasons why you love these ladies like wow!! Partying alone doesn't cut it. Just because they've got the "hottest ladies around" - that also doesn't fly. My memo to any man out there is: do the homework, think of their sorority purposes, their philanthropies & how important, say, Cardiac Care or the Arthritis Foundation is to these ladies. Later on, when you really know whom you're representing, you'll know just why I love Greek life with a passion that to this day remains unmatched, wholly unique.