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Old 07-25-2011, 10:49 AM
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Well, mainly, that it's completely false. I don't see how any NPC sorority furthers any causes of (specifically) white women. Rather, simply *women*.
If NPC organizations represented the needs and desires of all women, there would be no need for any other type of sorority. NPCs offer an experience that is valued by their members, who are--and have been throughout history--predominantly white. Some non-white women also appreciate what NPCs offer, so there are non-white members. However, when you get a group of predominantly non-white women together in a sorority, the organization looks different in terms of focus, opportunities, etc.

Proposing that whiteness has influenced the formation of NPC sororities and that NPC organizations are not universally and equally appealing to all sorority women shouldn't have to be ridiculous. And, it in no way diminishes the importance of NPC organizations to the progress of Greek organizations over the last century (plus).

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I guess I just thought that while I know that there are certain issues that affect women of some ethnicities, but I can't think of a single issue that only affects white women.
Exclusion from certain issues can also be a factor in determining the direction, purpose and activities of a sorority.
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