What do people think about ethnic GLOs

Originally Posted by Taualumna

But you can't necessarily be open about them in "ethnic" GLOs either, unless it is very ethnic specific. Say ABC, an Asian GLO is predominantly Japanese. You are say, Korean. The Japanese members may or may not be open to your culture 100% of the time.

I'm sorry, I have to call BS on this.

Okay, I know that historically speaking, the Koreans hate the Japanese and vice versa, but I find it hard to believe that college-aged students of Japanese or Korean descent would even hold racial grudges like that. True, there are people who are very sensitive because of historical conflict, but I'm thinking those individuals (if they're even still alive) are my great-grandparents' age, NOT 18-22 year olds in college in American and Canadian GLOs.

Using your example as an example, I doubt that the Japanese members would go apeshit if Soon Yi Pak brought some bulgogi and bee bim bap to the sorority potluck just because their ethnic groups hated each other a century ago.