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Originally Posted by Sugar08
I disagree. I believe that we look for women who are comfortable with themselves and their surroundings. If, what you call a "typical, white bread girl" is comfortable around women of color, and doesn't let herself get bullied into feeling like she doesn't belong, she'll be fine. However, that's not the case usually.
There is no such thing.
But this is the fraternity recruitment forum...
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I don't think it has to all be on the rushee. The organization is what it is. You may feel comfortable with members of another race, but the goals, ideals, format of the organization may not mesh with the individual. That's okay. That's why we have so many types of organizations around to fit the individual. Being comfortable with who you are and those around you is why most women have close friends like themselves. I personally feel very comfortable around women of color having gone to a predominantly african american high school and having worked extensively with african american men and women in my line of work as well as treating predominantly african american patients in my hospital. That being said, on a cultural level I am much different than my african american friends. I don't think I'd personally feel as comfortable in an NPHC group as in my own group. Culturally we are different. We have very different ideas on how a sorority should operate,etc. But...that's me. I think this is what most people are trying to say when they object to white people in NPHC groups. It's okay if you want to be there, but for most people they'd want to know the specific reasons behind the member's decision to join a group of a different culture. And what I meant by a "typical wheat bread sorority girl" is that the average NPC sorority member is caucasian, raised in a caucasian community with limited exposure to african american culture. This girl isn't going to join a group of another culture because she knows nothing about it. I don't think you can argue that, it's human nature.