Materials available for diversity?

[GammaZeta]

In our ever changing society, our brotherhood "should" become more diverse with it.

Growing up in Massachusetts, being the progressive and forward thinking state that we are, I was taught to embrace and respect people different from myself. We all have something to contribute regardless of age, sex, race, gender, sexuality, color or religion and that we are all equals.

College campuses are also changing in their makeup.

What steps are being taken to better inform our chapters of how to handle diversity? Do we have any specific materials or literature? I remember the VOLUMES of books and papers that we had from HQ but never could remember one embracing diversity.

For example, if a brother or pledge came out of the closet and stated he was homosexual. Many people in the chapter may be hesitant or not sure how to act in that situation because they may not have been exposed to people of different sexualities before. Ideally, we should treat him like anyone else, but that may not be the case across other chapters.

So, does HQ offer any type of materials or training in such situations?

Is there any programs offered to help a chapter embrace someone different from the majority of brothers?