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Originally posted by nyrdrms
crazygirl---I'm not sure what the Greek system is like at that particular school, but I know that at my school we do have NPHC, or "African-American" GLOs and yet there are still African-American members of the NIC and NPC organizations as well. Just because the NPHC organizations exist on a particular campus does not necessarily mean that it's because of segregation.
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I just want to clarify a few things about the existence of BGLO'a. They were started in the early 1900's in part because we (African Americans) could not join fraternities/sororities b/c of our race. Just because there may be a few black members here and there in other fraternities does not change this fact. SO in a way, BGLO's did kind of form because of "segregation."
Also, it always amazes me how quick people are to say "what's the big deal?" Supposed black people would have said that when cartoons/pics were posted up around the town of black people being lynched? Suppose we always keep silent? Sorry people, because of the historical background of African Americans in this country, it's going to be a "big deal" when things like this happen.............especially when the government has refused to so much as apologize for the Institution of slavery. Doesen't anyone think minorities get tired of being the "butt" of everybody's jokes?
When it's not you that has been......and still to this day is discriminated against, it's easy to be INsensitive.