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Old 06-12-2007, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by soul_anna4 View Post
Just to add my 4 cents...I believe that national recognition of multicultural status is EXTREMELY important. To me, a true multicultural organization must be deemed so by their national board and not have any affiliations (currently or in the past) to any specific cultures. Programming, membership, and all other efforts must focus on some aspect of multiculturalism, whether it be education of cultures, breaking stereotypes, etc.
Well said. I've often felt the same way. However, knowing a little about the expansion of Latin Greeks I know that when many of them were founded, they were often considered multicultural by their campuses because they represented a portion of the community that had not previosuly been represented culturally in the Greek world. I guess at this point, it is confusing for aspirants who are looking for a true multicultural organization but find GLO's that focus on one cultural tradition.
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