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Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst
First, I want to say you made some really good points in your post.
I think the core issue I have is with the bolded (see above). I have no problem with our orgs catering to the African American communities; but not exclusively. OTOH, perhaps that is hence the need for MCGLOs; to embrace all cultures, both within the organizations as members, as well as the tapestry of communities they serve.
That is my platform as a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi, for brothers to think outside the box by catering to those outside the African-American communities.
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I hear you on this and I can agree to an extent but Sigma Gamma Rho encourages its chapters to serve the communities in which they reside. We have predominently latino chapters for example that are serving the latino community and other non-Black members who are serving their communities. And if a Black soror wanted to serve a non-Black community, there would be no problem. You can serve many without taking the focus off of the Black community. Overall it is important that we stay true to our founders' visions. For example, Sigma Gamma Rho's founders felt very strongly about educating Black youth and empowering Black communities through education because there was a need...and this need still exists.
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