I don't understand why there needs to be GLO's. Just because they were first? So, basically, because GLO's existed first, no sense in our starting our own, because the GLO's already have it on lock?
Understand that at the times our orgs were founded, BLACKS WERE NOT PERMITTED TO JOIN GLO'S. Secondly, at the time our orgs were founded, they served the purpose to improve the status of Black Americans. They weren't started to segregate us more, as you have stated. Things were already segregated (and not by us, I must add). As the saying goes, Necessity is the mother of invention. BGLO's were created out of NECESSITY.
Do you invite the BGLO's on your campus to party with you? On my campus, BGLO's DID participate in GreekWeek. And they DID party with the GLO's.
There needs to be BGLO's, just like there needs to be a Black Miss America pageant, just like there needs to be Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HCBU's), etc. We have to provide for OURSELVES what America has not provided for us. Plain and simple.
Also, understand that being equal DOES NOT MEAN having and doing the exact same things that white people do. Being equal is all about opportunity. EVERYONE should have an equal opportunity in education, the work force, etc. HOWEVER, I don't have to choose what you have to be equal. What you have may not be what I want or need. The fact that I have CHOICES is equality. What I CHOOSE is my business.
Does that help?
