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Originally posted by wrussell
I think this way: certain rituals/traditions such as the line names in spanish shouldn't be changed. But PROGRAMMING, I feel that is a different issue. I believe that programming is a function of the chapter, thus based entirely on what the chapter is or composed of. It is a fine line, but I think as long as we stay true to our purpose, which I believe is creating quality men who live by the principles we teach, I don't think it is going to be a real issuse for the founders.
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So then at that point, do you change from a Latino org to a multicultural org? I think that is where the whole multicultural org confusion begins, because for most GDIs, programming is what they see as the representation of the organization and what they stand for. If the org is full of African-Americans, Asians, Caucasians, and Latinos, representated at the time, then when do you draw the line and say, we need to focus on the Latino culture our organization was founded to represent vs. we need to represent the membership? I think all orgs are dedicated to having quality membership that lives to their purpose but the question then becomes what is the main purpose the organization was founded on. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most orgs based on one specific culture or another have the purpose of advancing their specific culture or helping that specific community or addressing problems that arise in that specific community or at least to strengthen the bond between people who feel invested in that culture?
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