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Old 12-24-2009, 03:00 AM
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Lightbulb 1987?

I have a question. I thought ZPhiB/Phi Beta Sigma were the only connection with GLOs in the NALFO.
But I heard that in 1987 Delta Sigma Theta introduced stepping to Lambda Theta Nu by inviting them to step on a unity stroll. http://www.lambdathetanu.org/culture/stepping.html

I know in Florida the FIRM Fam is big, but are there any places that this unknown bond is elaborated on? I thought it was interesting and fascinating.
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Old 12-24-2009, 05:18 AM
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I have a question. I thought ZPhiB/Phi Beta Sigma were the only connection with GLOs in the NALFO.
But I heard that in 1987 Delta Sigma Theta introduced stepping to Lambda Theta Nu by inviting them to step on a unity stroll. http://www.lambdathetanu.org/culture/stepping.html

I know in Florida the FIRM Fam is big, but are there any places that this unknown bond is elaborated on? I thought it was interesting and fascinating.
I guess I don't see what the big deal is. BGLOs have relationships with other frats and sororities on many campuses. Delta is no exception. Inviting someone to step 22 years ago is hardly a "bond." What is the relationship today?

Oh and what is the FIRM Fam?
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Old 12-24-2009, 08:23 AM
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I agree w/ Soror LadyGreek. Since stepping isn't even a necessary part of any of our organizations, from inviting another group to step would connect in no more than the time it took to do the show!

You are correct that Zeta and Sigma have been and remain the only two BGLO's bound to each other.

Please do not confuse Delta reaching out to another organization as creating a particular "bond" and I hardly find this fact about this stepshow "interesting and fascinating."
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Old 12-24-2009, 09:17 AM
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Inviting someone to step 22 years ago is hardly a "bond." What is the relationship today?
The relationship is so strong today that, off the top of my head, I don't know what Lambda Theta Nu is and don't know if I've ever had a significant interaction with one.

Ohhhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhhh...we used to be real close with the Sigma Chis on the yard and had programs and social events with them. We were close as individuals and chapters. Does that mean there's an organizational bond and other Deltas and Sigma Chis should know what the hell it's about?
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Old 12-24-2009, 09:21 AM
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Please do not confuse Delta reaching out to another organization as creating a particular "bond" and I hardly find this fact about this stepshow "interesting and fascinating."
LOL. Exactly. Even if stepping was a necessary part of our organizations. BGLOs have helped each other with steps and stepshows for years. Those are all "bonds" in a general BGLO sense.

This is the only excitement on Delta Avenue?
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Old 12-24-2009, 10:28 AM
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I have a question. I thought ZPhiB/Phi Beta Sigma were the only connection with GLOs in the NALFO.
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Old 12-24-2009, 10:57 AM
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I agree w/ Soror LadyGreek. Since stepping isn't even a necessary part of any of our organizations, from inviting another group to step would connect in no more than the time it took to do the show!

You are correct that Zeta and Sigma have been and remain the only two BGLO's bound to each other.

Please do not confuse Delta reaching out to another organization as creating a particular "bond" and I hardly find this fact about this stepshow "interesting and fascinating."
And there are Zetas and Sigma that will dispute this.
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And there are Zetas and Sigma that will dispute this.
That sucks.
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That sucks.
Agreed!
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Oh and what is the FIRM Fam?
IIRC the FIRM Fam is Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Lambda Gamma and Sigma Lambda Beta.
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Old 12-24-2009, 04:23 PM
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IIRC the FIRM Fam is Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Lambda Gamma and Sigma Lambda Beta.
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Old 12-24-2009, 04:25 PM
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And anyway, we all know the REALLLLLL BGLO/LGLO unity is the Cornell Cousins of Alpha Phi Alpha, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, and Lambda Pi Chi!

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Old 12-26-2009, 02:09 AM
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You are correct that Zeta and Sigma have been and remain the only two BGLO's bound to each other.

Please do not confuse Delta reaching out to another organization as creating a particular "bond" and I hardly find this fact about this stepshow "interesting and fascinating."
About the Zetas and Sigmas, I meant being connected to Sigma Lambda Gamma and Sigma Lambda Beta.

Firm Fam = First Inter-Racially Mixed Family

NALFO = National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

And I guess I find it interesting because growing up in So Cal there is a lot of tension between Latinos and Blacks. I understand that stepping isn't a main focun in sororities, but I thought it is interesting to see that Delta Sigma Theta TAUGHT Lambda Theta Nu how to step and is instrumental in that part. The sorority was founded in 1986, so it wasn't like inviting any regular sorority into a unity step. They helped create the idea of stepping and how to into this new sorority at the time.

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Old 12-26-2009, 12:55 PM
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I am a member of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc., and you are reading way too much into this.

If you ask any of my sisters, "When was the first time your organization stepped?", she would say, "In 1987, in a unity step with Delta Sigma Theta." I fail to see how that implies that we are somehow connected in any capacity. To leave out the part about stepping with Delta Sigma Theta would be inaccurate, and that's the reason why it's even mentioned on the website. We're not going to say that our first step performance was on our own, because it wasn't--but please don't try to make linkages that are not there.
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Old 12-26-2009, 05:05 PM
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I am a member of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc., and you are reading way too much into this.

If you ask any of my sisters, "When was the first time your organization stepped?", she would say, "In 1987, in a unity step with Delta Sigma Theta." I fail to see how that implies that we are somehow connected in any capacity. To leave out the part about stepping with Delta Sigma Theta would be inaccurate, and that's the reason why it's even mentioned on the website. We're not going to say that our first step performance was on our own, because it wasn't--but please don't try to make linkages that are not there.

Honestly, I guess I misunderstood what I read then. I was told also that they taught you and so forth. Like I said before, where I come from Blacks and Hispanics don't usually get along so it's interesting for me to see any kind of relationships b/w GLOs from NALFO and NPHC get together in any which way. I meant no disrespect to anyone, I was just trying to understand
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