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Originally posted by wrussell
PREACH ON SISTA, PREACH....Honestly, multicultural breaks down....there many Hispanic cultures, black cultures, asian cultures...In that sense...EVERY SINGLE ORGANIZATION WITH A CULTURAL BACKGROUND is multicultural, unless your membership is of all mexicans or colombians...or all haitians or jamacians...or all chinesee or korean. We should take this into consideration...
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This is exactly what I was talking about!
I think for people who aren't part of the multicultural Greek phenomenon, it's hard to understand...going back to my previous post
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1) Organizations devoted primarily to one culture do have members of and welcome the inclusion of different cultures and sub-cultures (i.e. a Latina sorority with members from various Latin cultures as well as non-Latina women). So, these orgs are still Latina/Black/Asian, etc but they make a point to be inclusive and supportive of all.
-Example: Sigma Lambda Gamma
*Specific culture; multicultural membership
2) Organizations that began either as a group devoted to one culture or as a group that did not specify any specific culture (but were not specifically bringing attention to cultural issues.) Perhaps a more recent push to diversify has been incorporated and members are excited to bring in members with different backgrounds and experiences.
-Example: most NPC sororities
*Not originally intended to be specifically multicultural; current diverse membership
3) Organizations founded on multiculturalism. Specific chapters are often representative of cultures in the particular region. Programs are designed to bring education and sensitivity to the understanding of any number of cultures.
-Example: Theta Nu Xi, Zeta Sigma Chi
*Originally and intended to be multicultural
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Would you say that your organization falls under the first definition? (I feel like we should have a special website to refer people to when they don't realize that there ARE varying definitions.)