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But at the same time, a group must feel comfortable in a multicultural setting in order for them to be involved. I know a few Chinese Canadians (mostly non CBC) who, even though have lived in Toronto for most of their lives, still don't feel all that easy in "mainstream" culture. They'd prefer to hang out with their own culture (even though it isn't necessarily a language thing--some have been here since they were 7 or 8 or earlier-- and would therefore prefer something they're more familiar with. That's why there was thought of starting an Asian GLO. However, I do agree that it's probably better for "Sororities at U of T" to promote the NPCs to students from communities who are unfamiliar with GLOs either through friends/relatives or media (yeah, yeah, bad, I know) rather than having communities start their own ethnic GLO. It may be difficult at first to get to students who don't communicate in English outside of the classroom though.
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