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Originally posted by ilikehazing
Multicultural sororities are completely shallow. They look at the color of their skin, not the content of their character (hmm... someone once said that...who was it again?), they exist on the sole fact that someone out there wants to be sisters with white people, or mexicans, or blacks. Black people love us! There are fraternities and sororities that accept all races. Ours specifically would not, but there are at least two on our campus who would. Multicultural sororities exist solely to say "hey look how liberal i am, i can hang out with black people and not care!"
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While this post is not worth replying to, I don't want you to lead people astray who might not understand the value of these organizations. So, I'll say, it's not simply a race thing.
There must be a place for people to be openly accepted as people and not simply tolerated,
as a function of the organization. I'm not saying that some chapters of some non-MCGLOs don't do this, but at this time in history, Greek life is not an altogether pleasant environment for homosexuals, practicing pagans (e.g. wiccans, neo-druids, etc.), obese individuals, etc...essentially all those who are in some way marginalized beyond the traditional categories of marginalization. While such generous acceptance is not the core purpose of MCGLOs, it is indicative of the ethos of these organizations.
Furthermore, multiculturalism is not the promotion of a melting pot. It is not a safe place where people can come to lose their identities to the American ideal (i.e. denying oneself in submission to the majority). Rather, it is a place rife with turmoil, even on the inside, as individuals subject themselves to situations that threaten to force them out of their comfort zones. We meet people and circumstances we wouldn't have dreamed about on our own. That's a tough place to be! No one honestly enjoys being uncomfortable, but members of MCGLOs live such a life daily. Those members who do not shut down from the overstimulation become more seasoned and wise individuals who gain a greater ability to remain calm and objective in even the most difficult of circumstances.
For you, and others like you, to reduce this experience to a mere popularity game or whatever it is you have in your mind is to minimize the personal sacrifice inherent in joining an MCGLO.