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Originally Posted by nwu43
I think he was trying to imply that ethnic Greeks are exclusive and discriminatory but mainstream Greeks are not -anymore- (i.e. IFC and NPC Greeks only happen to be predominantly white nowadays because people of other races choose not to join and "mix" with them).
Our unity rally following that article was quite impressive (we even had organizations from other schools join us), but actually many NPHC organizations did not even come out. We learned later that they didn't even think it was worth the bother, and it seems like you feel the same way? Out of curiosity (if it's true!), what do you think is the best way to respond to articles like that--? Or do you think they should simply be ignored?
Sorry, I know this isn't on topic, I just had to ask this question
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The thing is...if I thought this guy (and people like him) "truly" wanted to create an atmosphere of unity and diversity among all GLO's, I might be willing to try and see where he's coming from or at least I might try and help him to see why ethnic GLO's are so important to their communities today and yesterday. But most people with this view only want things to be
their way or no way. They could really care less about greek diversity and supporting one another. How can you truly want diversity and unity among greeks when you say things like ethnic GLO's shouldn't exist? I would think that kind of talk would ostracize these groups even more and if this guy knew our history or anything significant about us, he would know that
it's been 100 years and we aren't going anywhere. So the bottom line is that this guy and many like him are not very smart because how is it possible to live in a society such as America and not see her problems, no matter what race, religion, gender, etc. you are? To not understand how very important ethnic GLO's are to their communities is to live in a fantasy world where no one but people like yourself exists. So I think my fellow NPHC greeks especially know that this line of thinking is uneducated and they don't want to entertain it at all and I agree that these people should be ignored. Everyone is entitled to voice their opinions just as long as they don't invade private space. Now the guy may have had a better argument if he said that ALL greeks might benefit socially from diversifying their membership more without changing their focus. That might have made for a smarter argument that NPHC members might have participated in.