STEPHANIE HENDERSON

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This entry was posted on February 26, 2010. It was filed under Beyond This Place (http://jarradhenderson.wordpress.com/category/bglo/beyond-this-place/) , Just Me (http://jarradhenderson.wordpress.com/category/just-me/) and was tagged with

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I LOVE U JARRAD. I JUST RECENTLY TOOK AN INTERREST IN READING WHAT YOU WRITE INSTEAD OF JUST LOOKING AT YOUR PICTURES. i LOVE U AND I LOVE HEARING YOU TALK AND YOUR VOICE COMES THRU SO WELL IN YOUR WRITING.( sO SINCE YOUR “TOO BUSY” TO HIT YOUR SIS UP ILL HAVE TO SEE WHAT YOUVE BEEN DOING THRU THIS). hAVE A GREAT DAY !! LOVE YOUR BABY SISTER

March 8, 2010 at 7:31 am

5/7/13 And the Winner Is…. | Mr. Ph.D. Pending....

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Tremaine White

Bro. Henderson-

There is so much I want to say about what you wrote, but it would turn into a dissertation. I will start by saying that since the Sprite Stepoff started, it has been plagued with controversy. In the regional rounds in Chicago there was a judging error, which the crowd figured out after Sigma Gamma Rho (who brought the house down) placed 4th, I just knew that they would either place 2nd or 1st. Tau chapter AKAs came in 1st and deserved it. SGRHOS who were present at the show started fuming and later on that night the teams had been notified that it was a judging error and that the SGRHOS came in 2nd. There members took to the sprite facebook page days later saying that something fishy was going on and that they believed they had actually come in 1st place.

What concerned me was not that they were upset about what happened, but how they went about it. Members made comments threatening to sue and everything. They even started insulting the AKAs that won the regional round. Similar events happened in two other regional rounds. At the end of the day, this event was marketed to D9 orgs to draw out the crowds, although is was open to anyone who met the criteria to compete.

All D9 orgs presidents were cut a big check for partnering with Sprite. THEY should have looked over to fine print to make sure that the members wouldn’t be taken advantage of and that the competition would be judged my competant Greeks, not Greeks who know nothing about stepping or celebrity judges. I am pretty sure none of the above happened on the part of D9 presidents.

I could care less about ZTA knowing how to step, but they, as well as everyone else in the competition need to make sure that they are using orginal steps and following the rules. I saw that they were booty popping at the end and that was against the rules. I know that Tau chapter AKAs did use some Alpha steps during the Chicago show, and even had an Alpha stepmaster help them with some of their routine. If Sprite would have had solid judges, this wouldnt be an issue, because they would have caught these things. I am also embarassed at how passionate we are about this, oppose to BIGGER issues that we have going on in the NPHC. I wish we could build something and do events of our own. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CURSE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: we look out for self and have become too far removed from the concept of group cohesion. We whored out stepping to everyone and now the chickens have come home to roost. ZTA can step, but they did lack orginality and a little soul. I think they won because of the wow factor, for MTV, and because they can step, but they should have lost points for some the moves they performed. AKA TAU chapter should have lost points for the Alpha steps they did in Chicago. I hope that next year the D9 Presidents thoroughly consider this before signing on because of the $$$$$. The irony is some of our orgs were founded because of the racial climate of that time period, and yet some of us discriminate against a white sorority who is in a stepshow instead of looking at the whether they were orginal in their routine or not. Hey they were all cut a check and now they probably won’t have college loans to pay back, so in the end I think all participants who got cut a check need to be happy.

As far as the Delta who said she would turn in her membership card…its not that deep and even if she was joking, I wouldn’t joke like that. It makes you look small.

Lastly, you hit the nail on the head with this statement, “I see it everywhere I go: people, who have the talent and drive to be productive members of any BGLO, go un-sought for petty reasons.” That is what is killing many orgs now. You have AKA wannabees who get picked because of how fly they dress or they have a certain look, instead of the outgoing girl who busts her azz in academics and community service who will hold the org down. With fraternities its worst, the thug mentality and equating being a man with being aggressive/violent will be the death of us, LITERALLY. Members pick people who make their chapter hot, not people who will have longevity in the org. Then when the next line comes through you have neos who pick individuals who are worst then them. Thugs, emotionally disturbed, thieves, and individuals who can give a damn about the community are running rampant in our orgs. It makes those on the right track not wnat to associate with us. We can sit and say thats their lost, but with retention issues in our orgs, is it really? They preach chapter loyality above fraternal loyality. SMH

March 9, 2010 at 2:47 pm

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2010 LBC BBQ p.s. I love this camera

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If I had to choose ONE camera to shoot with for my Beyond This Place (http://beyondthisplace.com) project, I’d have to choose this Nikon D3x. I have the opportunity to shoot with this beautiful camera this week while getting prepared to open the equipment window at Mizzou. Put simply: I focus on decisive moments. I dont need 12 frames per second to do the type of work I want to do. The D3x gave me the familiar feel of the Nikon D3 body with the incredible image quality that was absolutely awesome. I had to do very little sharpening and color adjustments to get these images to look the way I wanted. Basically, if you know someone at Nikon who can loan me one of these for a couple of years, please let me know. lol. More images from LBC BBQ….

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(http://jarradhenderson.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/20100826_lbcbbq_02.jpg) My homeboys cute daughter. They gonna have to watch out!!!!

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Enthusiasm. Something every man of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. has. I finally got an opportunity to work with he brothers of Epsilon Delta Chapter at the University of Missouri. Among other things, the ‘bruhs’ had just gotten fresh ‘hits’ or brands. The significance of branding in Black Greek Letter

Organizations allegedly stretches all the way back to the 1900s where members practiced the bodily scarring method to empower the members, signifying the lifetime commitment among other ritualistic beliefs the members held close.

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While little scholarly research exist on branding as a contemporary trend, there is much debate on the practice and it’s relationship with branding enslaved Africans in America. Across centuries of history, branding has always been used to punish those who bore the scars. In Roman days, criminals were marked with the letter F as a mark of shame, usually on the face. I’ll get more into branding at a later date, but for now, check out the ‘bruhs’!!!

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I am excited to present the first draft of my new Master project website. Here you will find information pertaining to my Black Greek Letter Organization (BGLO) project dedicated solely to the visual history and representation of BGLOs. Check out my recent work, more about this project, and leave your mark on my guestbook. More post to come soon. Also, check back for contest and event galleries. In the meantime add me on Twitter and Facebook and be sure to check back for frequent updates! Lets start with a ROLL CALL!!!! State Your name, Organization (if applicable), Crossing Year, and give your shout outs!!!! Thanks for stopping by! Rate This

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