HSOs (High School Organizations)

32 replies · 48700 views · Started by missladiee · Jan 2008

missladiee

Soooo... out of curiousity... Were any of you, or are any of you, members of High School Organizations (HSOs)? Here in Memphis, they are kind if popular with the High School students... we have tons of them.. and they step, host parties, do their strolls and calls and all that jazz. They do they whole "pledging" process (lines) and initiaite members, community service projects, etc. etc. The less knowledgable people refer to them as "high school sororities/fraternities", though we always have to correct them because we are NOT and do not claim to be sororities/fraternities... although some of the male organizations are affiliated with some fraternities (Kappa League, NSI/Omega Prep). So I was just wondering if they were popular elsewhere or if any of you are/had been members of anything similar?

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· Jan 2008

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Renegade11 wrote:
beautiful what is the name of the organization? I believe you are a lil sister of the AKA's. In the midwest we did not have male greek organization such as BETA Sigma Club (Lil brothers of the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.) but I know my friend was a lil sis to the Deltas. These type organizations are not common up North or in the Midwest. I am not sure why but they are hot down here in da South.

I do believe the reason why it's not so common in the North is because it really didn't originate here. Like, we have chapters of sororities/fraternities, but few people join them up here. There's more of a focus of WHAT school you went to up here, rather than what organization you were part of.

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missladiee · Jan 2008

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TSUblueTiger wrote:
Hi TN family...Good Luck with the step show!

Hey, and Thanks!!! Yep I've heard of Sigma Beta Club. However, my aunt is a Delta and when I asked her about any high school programs she only told me about something that did not sound like the HSOs. I've heard of that AKA program, but no one in my area participates in it that I know of. The Debutante programs by Links Inc. and Kappa Alpha Psi are also reallyyy popular! I've always dreamed of being a Deb... Wub

And yes, most of the girls who I know went to college and have expressed a strong interest in joining a sorority. Our sponsor is actually a member of AKA herself. I think the experience of our HSOs tries to imitate the experience you get whilst becoming/being a member of a sorority. We try to include many of the same fundamentals that are incorporated into sororities (community service, sisterhood, mentoring, high standards relating to behavior and etc.)