I am not saying that you should get rid of your organizations. I agree that your organizations are worthwhile and reputable, that is not the issue. The issue is that they are called "B"GLOs. Do you understand, that be it unofficial or not, that title includes a description (B standing for Black) that IMMEDIATELY separates people according to race? Being unofficial has nothing to do with it. Stereotypes and rumors are also unofficial, but they often mold the way many people think. I am not saying that discrimination doesn't exist anymore...I am saying that it SHOULDN'T exist anymore. Of course this change is not going to happen overnight because it involves millions of people, but being the youngest educated generation in our society right now, I think it is perfectly viable to say that we are capable of getting past years of stereotypes. Why is it wrong to look at a person for who they are and not what they look like on the outside? I will admit that I am not starting a movement to erradicate racism, but on a personal level I would not be a part of a group that is based on the fact that we are all white. The first black person I came into contact with was not at college. I just used that example as an almost ideal situation to start working against ideas of separation. College is an experience unlike any other. You are constantly being educated as well as interacting with others. Dormitory life makes it very difficult to separate yourself into a race dominated community. I think by making examples of saying things that have happened in the past is the main reason why progress in this issue is so slow. I agree that people should be educated about other races, but I think they first step in this process is acceptance. I could learn everything there is to know about Asians, Africans, Europeans, etc but that does not mean that I accept them. This is about accepting people for who they are, on a personal level, not a broad racial level. I am proud of my culture and I am also proud of myself as a person, but if someone said they were educated about me because they were educated about whites in the United States, I would be offended, as I'm sure you would be offended if I made the assumption that I was educated about you because I knew facts about African-American heritage. I think I disagree with you on the first step being education. The first step should be acceptance of others on a personal level. It would be easy for things to grow from there.