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Originally posted by preciousjeni
What I observe, with sororities in particular, is members of culturally-specific organizations being OFFENDED when a non-member refers to the org as Latin/Asian/Black/etc. and correcting to say "We are a multicultural organization."
To me, it's like saying, "I'm ashamed that I joined a culturally-specific organization and I want to change the org's entire image to reflect the push for diversity and multiculturalism."
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I completely agree with you. I've seen members from a latina sorority in one region (that doesn't have a high latina population) not even admit that they were founded on the advancement of latinas. But then members from the SAME sorority in another region (that has a high latina poplulation) not even mention the word multicultural. It really makes me question why a non-latina can be interested in that sorority. I truly believe in uplifting all cultures but I would NEVER join an organization that will advance another culture before I would advance my own.
I mentioned this in another thread but I am also confused by why there are so many multicultural sororities popping up every day. It seems like multicultural organizations can't be as strong as they can be because people are forming an organization that has the SAME principles as another but they just change around the colors. It almost seems like people don't want to work anymore to join a solid organization. The NPHC wouldn't be as strong as they are now if there were as many black organizations as there are multicultural organizations.