Okay, you say this...
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I don't think HWGLO is something that describes an organization RIGHT NOW. It is misleading. We are comprised of more than white folks. It is still a small percentage but the percentage is growing.
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Then you say this...
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I'm simply stating that if we fall into calling our GLO's one race or another (unless we are specifically created and still operate for the betterment of a certain culture or people) is wrong, it gives the wrong impression.
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Actually if your organization is still predominately white (by a large margin as you have indicated), then would you consider it inaccurate to call it a
PWGLO? I don't understand your logic as to why you disagree with the term HWGLO? It
IS a HWGLO. Are you trying to deny it in order to attract minorites who might not otherwise know that you are a HWGLO? If so, you might want to reconsider. What percentage of your own chapter is non-white? If it mirrors the national body of your org, then it is visually OBVIOUS that your org is HW, PW, etc. No matter what letters you use in front of GLO, whether it be B, HB, W, HW, PW, ABCDEF... the numbers speak for themselves. The labels just serve as reminders.
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We don't refer to certain restaurants as "historically segregated". Why label our own organizations as such? It misses the point of what we're all about. Brotherhood (or sisterhood) should know no race.
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Well, restaurants are not exclusive brother/sisterhoods are they? You don't have to pledge to get into a restaurant, do you? The two aren't really fit to be compared.
Brotherhood/sisterhood SHOULD know no race, but that just isn't reality. People are naturally drawn to groups where they feel comfortable and accepted. This is the main factor in self-segregation, and it continues today.