Different Needs of "Minority Groups" vs. ""Mainstream Groups"

[James]

This question is from a unified interfraternity council point of view.

I put quotes around the different terms for groupings because in recent years there has been a great deal more overlap in membership.

A Greek Council is supposed to unite the Greek system and encourage organized programs in areas such as Recruitment, Greek Week, membership development, campus relations etc.

I find it difficult to reconcile some of this for the following reasons:

1. The taditionally mainstream groups recruit very diferently from the miniroty groups.

2. Membership development programs are radically different.

3. When programs such as Greek Week are put on there is a conflict when they are based on sporting events because (at least on my campus) the number of members each minority chapter has is generally much smaller than the mainstream groups. Most of those organizations can't even field a complete team. Which leaves them somewhat less than interested in the week itself.

I'll start with this. At this point I am interested in any insights, and/or suggestions into what the needs of the traditionally minority groups are and how a unified system can be of assistance and support while still meeting the needs of the mainstream groups. Especially in the above context.

I apologize also to the politically correct but its easier to use terms such as mainstream and minority intead of constantly saying IFC/NPC NPHC and Latino/Asian, and hopefully I am not missing a categry except maybe generic multi cultural

I find this to be a serious issue.
Thanks in advance.