yes we are DELTA men....

Last year the story broke about some guys from Houston, Texas that had taken the identity of the first Greek lettered organization for women Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated (Happy 100th Birthday Ladies). It was first brought to my attention last week that people had been sending e-mails (even from their work addresses) about the organization in which I am proud to call myself a member. For thousands of young black students national wide it's a dream to be a part of a Greek lettered organization, however to gain membership to these so-called elite organizations people must often stoop to levels that with almost drive any sane person INSANE! Upon entering college in 2002 I quickly choose an organization I wanted become a part of, I then quickly changed my mind. You see I am a proud gay man of color, I am not phased by what society defines as "normal". I was interested to find an organization that was created for gay men of color, that was unique. One that was established for gay men of color to be able to have a real brotherhood without stealing the indentity of another established organization. I found Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity Incorporated. Once man had a vision 23 years ago to establish an organization for qualifying gay men of color, that they could join without the fear of being rejected, criticized or even killed....yes killed.. Anyone that knows anything about know that I hold my head high and I only associate myself with positive things, people, and things that will positively impact my life, and the lives of those around me. After years of wanting to do it, I finally pledged Delta Phi Upsilon in the late summer-early fall of 2007 and crossed the burning sands at 11:41am on Saturday October 6, 2007. I was surprised to find out last week that people are making my organization out to be some type of "fake" organization or even an auxiliary organization of Delta Sigma Theta (Established in 1913 from former members of AKA). As much as I love the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta, people should not let them flatter themselves things they have an organization like the MIAKAS going around trying to be them....To answer the questions I have been getting we are all 100% men, we understand our importance in society as men. We are a full fledged professional organization with everything every other Greek lettered organization has. It's not our responsibility to prove whether or not we are "REAL" because what and "REAL" organization may differ from region to region, school to school person to person. We area FRATERNITY not SORORITY. We patriarchate in community service projects, social activities, and we are leaders in our community, and anyone that might me interested n learning more about I personally invite you to check out our national website at http://www.dphiu.org. So to those what want to make this into something it really is not I beg you to please find something better to do while you are at work in front of your computers, or at the least become familiar with BCC and take off your title and contact information. With that being said also since we are a REAL organization....REAL MEN...DELTA MEN!!!!....

yes we are DELTA men....

Last year the story broke about some guys from Houston, Texas that had taken the identity of the first Greek lettered organization for women Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated (Happy 100th Birthday Ladies). It was first brought to my attention last week that people had been sending e-mails (even from their work addresses) about the organization in which I am proud to call myself a member. For thousands of young black students national wide it's a dream to be a part of a Greek lettered organization, however to gain membership to these so-called elite organizations people must often stoop to levels that with almost drive any sane person INSANE! Upon entering college in 2002 I quickly choose an organization I wanted become a part of, I then quickly changed my mind. You see I am a proud gay man of color, I am not phased by what society defines as "normal". I was interested to find an organization that was created for gay men of color, that was unique. One that was established for gay men of color to be able to have a real brotherhood without stealing the indentity of another established organization. I found Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity Incorporated. Once man had a vision 23 years ago to establish an organization for qualifying gay men of color, that they could join without the fear of being rejected, criticized or even killed....yes killed.. Anyone that knows anything about know that I hold my head high and I only associate myself with positive things, people, and things that will positively impact my life, and the lives of those around me. After years of wanting to do it, I finally pledged Delta Phi Upsilon in the late summer-early fall of 2007 and crossed the burning sands at 11:41am on Saturday October 6, 2007. I was surprised to find out last week that people are making my organization out to be some type of "fake" organization or even an auxiliary organization of Delta Sigma Theta (Established in 1913 from former members of AKA). As much as I love the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta, people should not let them flatter themselves things they have an organization like the MIAKAS going around trying to be them....To answer the questions I have been getting we are all 100% men, we understand our importance in society as men. We are a full fledged professional organization with everything every other Greek lettered organization has. It's not our responsibility to prove whether or not we are "REAL" because what and "REAL" organization may differ from region to region, school to school person to person. We area FRATERNITY not SORORITY. We patriarchate in community service projects, social activities, and we are leaders in our community, and anyone that might me interested n learning more about I personally invite you to check out our national website at http://www.dphiu.org. So to those what want to make this into something it really is not I beg you to please find something better to do while you are at work in front of your computers, or at the least become familiar with BCC and take off your title and contact information. With that being said also since we are a REAL organization....REAL MEN...DELTA MEN!!!!....

2008 is here, changes are coming, GOD is working...

a guy that reads my blog recently told me that he loves the blog. he said
"terrance, I have followed your life since you started blogging, back when you used to blog on yahoo360, and I have noticed so much change in you, and your life."

back in october of 2007 i was a bit scared to attend my first homecoming as a alumnus of prairie view a&m university, because i felt like i had not done anything position or meaningful since leaving the hill. i have come to see that is not the case. 2007 bought so much to my life, which at the end of 2006 i didn't have. the main thing about the year was i quickly developed for a young boy, to a grown man. adulthood is one of those weird mind-games, because you can feel like you are an adult, you can pay the bills, be in dependant, yet still be a child. in 2007 i dealt with death, relationships, family drama, work-related drama, friendships old and new, love, heartache, and just normal things that most adults deal with on a day to day basis. i pledged a fraternity, i cut people out of my life, saw people from my past, and enjoyed traveling across the country. i worked for a fortune 500, took time to develop myself into a young business professional. with that all being said as 2007 came to an ended i was forced to deal with something i long thought i had dealt with a long time ago. at age five i love my biological father in a tragic accident, and because of my age and so many people around me i never dealt with it head on. well at the end of 2007 i quickly realized that it has affected me in so many ways i could never list them all. it was one day i was standing at the sink shaving i realized no man had taught me that that is why i was using the clippers and still looking scrungie bout the face. i called and opened up to my mother's ex and told him how much i needed him even at 22 years old, and he told me he was there in whatever way he could be. that meant so much.

so as for 2008..

nyc, los angeles, dc, chicago, atlanta...all place i have considered moving just over the past three months. finally decided...i am moving to dallas, texas. i have always loved dallas, since i was a young boy , but i never had a reason for the move, besides my friends and family that lived in the city, but as far as the family is concerned i am not close to any of them like that... i started considering the move, then i decided to look and research would dallas be a good place for a young sgl african-american man to live, possibly do things like build a house, make money, launch a company of his own, and start building his own legacy, and dynasty? the answer seems to be yes. dallas has always had some kind of unique charm about it for some reason. not sure what has always attracted me to the city, but as i grew older i have seen the presence of affluent african-americans, and young professionals in the city with an artsy touch have made me want in to the fun. this move miht not seem like much, but it's me starting to define who i am and what i want to do. i will be 200 miles from home, in my own world, and doing my own thing, and my parents seem to be supportive thus far. i'm excited, and i just know that GOD is doing some awesome, great things in my life.....