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Originally posted by rocketgirl
Also, as preciousjeni said, NPHC is not ashamed to say they are culturally based. You never heard of a Delta or AKA saying yeah we're a multicultural sorority have you? No. And you never will, even though they have a multicultural membership, they will never sway from their roots. Their programming reflects their roots, not the fact they happen to have a member or two that are not African-American. I think what me, preciousjeni, and Private I are trying to get across (and please please correct me if this is off base) is that is seems that some Latina/o chapters and/or orgs seem to be okay with swaying from their culturally founded roots to claim to be multicultural when they are not. It makes no sense if you are proud of what you pledged to claim to be something you're not, especially when NOBODY was claiming to be multicultural until recently. I think myself, I just am trying to understand why.
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I, too, cannot understand the "flip-flopping." My organization, Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. is a LATINA sorority. That is never going to change, even if the demographics of the membership do. We will always serve the Latina/o community. Our purpose for existing will never change. We do welcome qualified ladies of all backgrounds, but if they pursue the organization, they do so with full understanding that our efforts will primarily go towards the betterment of the Latina/o community. (I say "primarily" because we do also participate in campus events, academic programs, women's empowerment activities, etc. that are not necessarily directed toward a Latina/o audience.)
That being said, I would also like to say that I strongly support the sororities out there that are multi-cultural in founding, in principle, and in membership. I think you are a vital part of campus life, and you are a support system for so many women, from so many different backgrounds. It is very nice to see the increased recognition that the true multicultural sororities are now receiving. There is strength in organizations of one predominate background, and there is strength in organizations with members of many backgrounds.
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