Who is the GDI

What a name right?
Its funny that we Greeks refer to non-Greeks with such a derogatory phrase considering that their interest and membership to our orgs. is truly our lifeblood. Hopefully I can shed some insight on where this term comes from. Whether you go to an HBCU or not, your college community is a microcosm of hoods, scholars, entrepreneurs, low-lifes, and wannabes that all at some point depend on your Greek letters. The Greeks on any campus are role models and leaders. Ideally the local chapter of the organization that the individual is focusing on at that particular moment is a pillar in its campus community and making the decisions on campus as far as programming, community service, and social activities geared toward the campus population. The goal of the frat is to include everyone in their activities thereby proving their overall usefulness to the school administration and building notoriety of their organization on a local level as they already have a rich legacy of national contributions far and wide.

So who is the G.D.I. ?

The person who watches from the outskirts with speculative eyes is who we are calling the G.D.I. Whether you are interested in joining or not, initially you are speculating all types of notions as to the purpose and true value of these organizations on your campus. How many members they have on the yard, how many people show up to their events, even down to the camaraderie that the members display toward each other is constantly under the judging eye of the campus purveyors.

I for one was a long time lover of Greek life before I really know much about it. The idea of "paying" for membership however was interesting to me seeing as how it was a service based group. I figured like any other group that seemed popular with the community, you should be judged eligible based on merit and prospective contributions, not whether or not you could afford to be a member. As a freshman I quickly said, "Pay for brothers? Hell to the NO." That soon changed after I saw the brothers that came with membership. As I got to know more brothers I quickly learned that my opinions as an outsider soon got contradicted by the actions of its members and all I thought I knew and all that I was told my gossiping campus chums soon became meaningless words and ideas that would get proved wrong after officially joining the organization. The same people who were naysayers actually went on to pursue membership after seeing me in the aura of my letters.

So to all the G.D.I.'s and members of Me Phi Me who choose NOT to understand. STAY OUT. You wouldn't get it.