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Originally posted by miss priss
I do feel from a GDI perspective, that there needs to be a reassessment of how AA org's are addressing the needs of the AA community. So I guess the greater question to ask is are those needs being met? if so then why do people feel the need to start new orgs when they can just work through what we already have than just starting their own....once again JMGDI perspective.
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Miss Priss,
This is not targeted to you personally but all those who have the view of inadequacy in the current organizations that is expressed above in your statement.
I have heard this question of whether the needs of our community are being met by the D9 posed over and over by non-members so b/c I KNOW how hard I work in my chapter and how hard my chapter and sorority works, I am curious to know what this "reassessment" that non-members are always talking about would find. Do you have specific ideas of how the D-9 is not serving the African-American community based on your standpoint?
Please do tell b/c I am just baffled at how we are not addressing the needs of the community when my sorority is addressing everything from Education to Economics to the Black Family to the Arts to Health. Alot falls under those areas.
I know that you are not privy to knowing of everything that we are doing in our communities (b/c it is alot and much is not publicized in a newspaper for all to see) and this may actually be the problem - that non-members do not KNOW how we are affecting the community and therefore do not understand the impact that we are having, but from your perspective, exactly what would a "reassessment" yield as an answer? You can pm me if you are apprehensive about giving a public critique but I must know - I am just dying to hear SPECIFICALLY what need in the community that none of the D9 is addressing.
I ask this b/c everyone is quick to yell about a reassessment but I'm baffled b/c me and my Sorors are working HARD to provide service to all mankind and we ARE making change in our communities. What else do you want us to do? What is it that another organization can come in and do that is not covered under Education, Economics, the Black Family, Arts and Health (the current targets for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated)?
SC