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Originally Posted by PhDiva
What's ignorant about saying that people of color aren't willing to join your organizations b/c they don't necessarily feel comfortable? What does your organization do to make minorities feel welcomed? Shinerbock says that his org. doesn't think black people "fit" - whatever that means. If he's judging on the person like he claims he doesn't, what does race have to do with fitting? Just because you haven't seen a black person want to join your organization that knows the difference between Glenlivet and Glenfiddick doesn't mean they don't exist.
Shinerbock - Probably, if you checked your prejudice at the door, you might find some black folks who might want to join your org. but with assumptions about black folks "fit", they will never bang your down down. You fail to see how your prejudical beliefs are becoming self-fulling prophecies.
PhDiva
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I think you have to look at it at a proportional standpoint. Yes, I am sure that there are blacks that like to fly fish, wear seersucker, sperrys, drink Jack Daniels neat, play golf, and would gladly wear a sport coat out to a bar at the drop of a hat.
You can't sit here and tell me that there are a ton of them though. I have never seen one like that. Ever....at least down South. Therefore, they are not actively pursued during rush. We have thousands upon thousands of dollars that we use to find the best guys that we can, and frankly, I don't see why we should be obligated to go out there and find those one or two black guys that fit the same persona as us.
I think race has everything to do with fitting in. I am not saying that I don't accept people for what they like to do, but I just can't see a majority of the black population having any interest in joining my chapter, or chapters like KA at Alabama, Phi Delt at Ole Miss, etc.