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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question - why would someone from PG County need to join J&J?  Your ENTIRE county is black, so your children do not need the benefit of J&J (activities with other black children, etc.) because they would be getting that everyday at their predominantly black schools.  I think this just shows that membership is perceived to be a badge of honor for those blacks who think they've made it as opposed to an organization that connects black families to activities that they can do together.[/quote]
The county may be majority Black but a small percentage of those people have the pedigree that is desirable for J&J.  Government workers, first generation college (think Strayer, online degrees, kids aren't going to college, etc...). [b]This may be a sweeping generalization of the county but the true "J&J types" of PG County are few and far between.[/b] That county isn't considered the 9th ward of DC for nothing... a lot of people feel that it is extension of Ward 8.[/quote]

It's nice that you recognize the stupidity of your statement.  [/quote]
Really?  A good number of people in the PG County Chapter of J&J schlep their kids to upper NW privates.  None of the houses in that county have retained pre-bubble value, highest percentage of short sales and foreclosures in the metro DC area.  I also see more MD tags at DC public and charter schools than should be allowed.  My statement may be a generalization but it certainly isn't stupid.  You [or your family members] may be the exception but PG (or Prince Georges as the new money calls it) County is not rife with legacy J&J members.[/quote]

[b]But if PG county parents are putting their kids elite NW private schools than that means they do actually have deep pockets, correct? What area is rife with J&J legacy members...DC? All those people moved to Prince Georges County, MD and Montgomery DECADES ago. The only area that has J&J legacies in upper 16th street. Prince Georges County has those same neighborhoods in the same income bracket, there are just 100x more of them located in the County. In fact Prince Georges County has 2 Different Jack & Jill chapters because of the demand. What does Foreclosures that happened in the last 5 years have to do with a county that has had black wealth since the mid 90's LOL[/b][/quote]

This is an old thread, but I just came across it.  I am a member of the DC J&J Chapter.  Our Chapter members are mostly legacy members (at least 60%).  There is a huge demand for spots in DC's Chapter, but not many spots open up (plus, membership intake is every other year--at most).  There is only one DC Chapter, so that only adds to its exclusivity.[/quote]

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