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Originally Posted by Divalawgirl
Greek life has definately changed significantly. In earlier years, I think many of members became members for a more defined cause. They were all seeking to have a stronger voice in society issues. Today, I think many of the members just want to name drop or to "belong". The other day, my boyfriend's sister told me she wanted to pledge Delta. I figured she wanted to go that route, but was not sure. I asked her why did she want to be a Delta. She couldn't give me a good reason other than the Deltas are so cool at FAMU. I then asked her which Founder has inspired her the most. She did not know ONE Founder. That concerns me. Why do you want to belong to something you know nothing about. Would you apply for a job without knowing anything about that company? If you search the net today, all you see are photos of greeks sporting their letters. Who is in the community?
As far as where will Black Greek Orgs be in ten years, I'm positive we will be in a better. I pray we go back to our Founders drive to make the world adaptable to African American's concerns and progress. We definately need more unity, especially in the sororities. We are the faces of the future. You now have more women in power. If we stand together as black women, I think we can soundoff.
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when you said this, it didn't sound "greek specific" it sounded like an empowerment to women, as many women in sororities have benefit by women in power who are NOT in sororities [mentorship programs, internships, sponsorship of programs aimed at inner city youth etc.]. What happens in greek life is affected by greater society and people who are not a part of greek life. So while my initial post was about greek specifically, I thought you were generalizing what's going on in greater society and how it will affect us. For instance:
1. more women in power, could mean a push for more scholastic programs aimed at young women to attend college! More women to attend college with scholastics in mind would lead to a greater pool of candidates from which to choose.
2. more minorities in power, could mean a push for the same types of programs aimed at minorities, which could have the same result.
what I was saying is that sadly many of the women and Blacks who are in power now are not pushing for such programs, and in addition to not pushing for more funding for programs of this nature which are in place, they are pushing for these types of programs in existence to be alleviated, which could in fact reduce the number of women/minorities who attend college, and/or scholarship and grant money aimed at assissting these groups in paying for college.