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It is good to know a bit of history;this always makes it easier to contextualize and make sense of this terminology. If I'm not mistaken, in the early part of the last century,in the realm of Greek life and exclusionary policies, withinin the "caucasian" system,the real issue revolved around the exclusion of Jews. Groups like Phi Sigma Sigma, I believe(correct me if I'm wrong!), came into existence in light of this reality. There seems to be an analogy to the present day development of the MCGLO, of which some are partially Latino-based. Similarly, there developed GLOs that had a mission as Jewish groups and those that were more ecumenical in focus,like Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity and Phi Sigma Sigma. So in a sense, both sides are right:blacks and Latinos basically weren't in the mix in the development of groups like Phi Sigma Sigma, and they did have open admission policies.
The value of our Fraternity is not in numbers, but in men, in real brotherhood."--Bro. Walter H. Mazyck,Esq, The Oracle 1925,Omega Psi Phi.
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