The establishment of WGLO's an BGLO's are clearly different. Our history, purpose, etc is different. (Think we have discussed the differences in detail, no need to go there again)
Are you aware that WGLO's had houses because it was considered prestigous. BGLO's established our houses, because although blacks were allowed to attend the universities, they were not allowed to reside on campus. Our houses were established to provide black students with a supportive and safe place to live while in college.
I don't have a problem with whites wanting to help, but do you have to be a member of a black organization to help? Is that the only way?
I could truly care less is WGLO's didn't want a black person in their org. I can't understand why a black person would want to join a WGLO int he first place. i went to a school were ther were WGLO's BGLO's, etc., and I knew a black girl that was a member of a WGLO for awhile, and she wasn't treated like an equal member. She later joined a BGLO. When BGLO's would have a prty on my campus, we had to have double the amount of security than the WGLO's and then had drinking at their parties. I have watched the WGLO's on my campus, holler racial slurs at us, attack black students and when the black students protected themselves, guess who got in trouble.
Quite frankly, I don't care one whit that BGLOs were originally founded during a time when discrimination and racism against blacks was common. The REASON I don't care is because, the last time I checked, the calendar said 2002 -- not 1902. Times have changed and our organizations need to change with them. Discrimination is not NEARLY as prevalent now as it used to be back in the days when our orgs were founded. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, mind you. But it is minimal when you compare it to 50 years ago -- heck, even 25 years ago.
I'm not sure if you are white or not. But racism hasn't decreased its just hidden better. Now I don't expect you to understand, so I won't go into a long explanation with examples
That comment is what separates my idea of philanthropy from APhiAce's version -- see, I don't think of whites as being my "OWN people". People are people, and I think we should help the ones that need it the most. If I used APhiAce's philosophy, then I suppose my local chapter of DZ would be looking for some new charities to support because, right now, our two main local philanthropies are an after-school program for low-income children in a predominantly black neighborhood and the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. Can you imagine what kind of reaction we'd get if we went up to the BB/BS office and said, "We're willing to help out your organization, but we only want the white girls in your program." ????
Jeez, you want to get your name in the headlines fast in this country? Go do something like that while wearing the letters of an NPC sorority.
Ok, let's come back into the real world. Sweetie, that does happen. People, Organizations, Companies, etc. specify all the time about the make up of the type of people they want to help. I know this first had. I work for a major non-profit and we recruit for foster parents and we have a number of parents that strongly specify they only want to work with white children. And guess what they are approved as foster parents.