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Originally posted by Wolfman
From a different perspective (one who was a part of a group establishing a NPCH chapter on a predominately "white" campus in 1980. Yes, most NPCH groups do not "colonize" in the traditional sense of the term. The growth that has occured mainly in the '70s and '80s came mainly by virtue of the fact that there was a desire of African American students to affiliate with the organizations that they knew because of the aforementioned means--home, family members,school, exposure due to community service,etc. Many of the requests came from previously established local groups or interest groups that wanted to be a part of an NPHC organization. They usually worked though the Greek Life Office, which served as a liason.
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How is this a different perspective, Bruh? Are you talking about period of time? Quite a few of us are from chapters at PWIs that were chartered while we were at the university or shortly prior to our attendance.