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Originally Posted by ErikaXO
People are going to go where they feel comfortable.....bottom line. At my campus we had a number of African-Americans who went through NPC/IFC rush and joined chapters. I also distinctly remember a white male rushing and joining a NPHC chapter. I don't see the problem with having the two separate systems. I understand that there is a lot of "mystery" surrounding the NPHC chapters and I for one always wished we had events/mixers with them, but these are bridges that can be gapped chapter by chapter, campus by campus. If a, IFC fraternity was having a party that needed a co-sponsor, how about one of the IFC guys asking a guy in one of his classes if his NPHC chapter would be interested? How about one of the NPC org's asking a NPHC sorority to join them in a philanthropy? I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that if I were an African-American, I would have been drawn to one of the traditionally black chapters. These would be the women who understood me the best, knew the unique situations of my life, etc. That's what sisterhood is based on. I am not saying that you shouldn't "cross lines" when you feel comfortable, but I think it is a cop-out to accuse blacks of segregating themselves by joining traditionally black chapters. Just my two cents.  |
I agree with this outsiders assessment. There does seem to be some sense of cultural superiority when it comes to traditionally white Greek-letter organizations. It is suupremely ironic in that the reason for the push towards desegregating GLOs was because of their exclusive attitudes, not only racially but religiously and in terms of class also. Now, many act as though history doesn't matter and that BGLOs and other groups are prejudiced and exclusive. Wow!
In reality, there are people in all groups who favor racial exclusivity and most who don't.