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Originally Posted by sasquatch
I've been wondering this ever since this nation latched onto this diversity kick: What is so great about diversity? It is human nature to gravitate towards those like ourselves. I understand that it is essential to respect other cultures, races, ways of life, backgrounds, etc. but why should I feel the NEED to associate with these people, much less let them into my fraternity. I am not saying that we should go out of our way to keep uniformity, but I am saying that we should NOT go out of our way to make things diverse either. Top tier fraternities are just an example of people from similar backgrounds, with similar lifestyles and goals gravitating together.
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No one is saying "diversity for the sake of diversity" in social (or I dare say any other) GLOs. What benzgirl is against is the OMG THEY'RE NOT FROM HERE mentality that prevents you from getting to know someone that you might have a lot in common with and like a lot, even if they weren't raised in the same town or in the same social strata. I mean looking at where I come from, who would have thought I'd be friends with, among others, a 60 year old chemical engineer, a young mother from Peoria and a nice Jewish girl from New York City?
It seems that judging from some posts on here, there are chapters that DO make an effort to keep things "uniform." That's their prerogative, but don't be surprised if the majority of people you meet think it's narrow minded.