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Originally posted by zchi2
People are going to join a group that they feel comfortable in. Most black people that are used to being around all white wouldn't think twice about joining a black sorority and a white person who is used to being around all black people would probably never join a "white" sorority.
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That's a stretch. I grew up in a city with a majority black population (something like 70%). I went to integrated (50/50) public schools. I went to a university with a large black population, and for a time, I even attended an HBCU - yet I'm STILL an Alpha Phi.
I think what would be helpful is if "we" stopped treating "our" culture as a monolithic entity where (most) everyone thinks the same and acts the same. The only thing I have in common with Al Sharpton is my skin tone - the similarity ends there.
I think segregation within the greek system -- and modern segregation as a WHOLE is partly self-segregation on the part of "our" folks. Another reason is what Nhfulmer alluded to in her post - if a black woman or black man decides to go out for Panhellenic or NIC rush and they don't get a bid, then there's the
possibility that they'll be treated like a pariah by the NPHC chapters at their school.
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I don't think the answer to segregation within the greek system is outreach, but I think that people need to be conscious that when someone comes to rush who is "different" that them make sure that they treat them the same as everyone else. This means black, white, handicapped, etc...
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I agree with you 100%.
It's okay to notice the difference on the outside, but I always thought that recruitment was about finding the
similarities between people, to determine whether they're a good fit for your house.
astroAPhi - I'm a person, but I'm also a black person. It's an important part of my identity, but it's not my
only identity. It feels a bit dismissive to me when people make comments like yours, because it's almost like asking me to cut off part of myself and throw it away just so we can all get along. But that's just one Phi's opinion.
edited to take the stick out of my b*tt