NPHC Secretiveness, Insularity, Etc.

[DSTRen13]

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Originally Posted by ChildoftheHorn

Hmmm... do you remember that "famous" NU daily article written awhile back?

Mocking Diversity's Promise
(and everyone else should take a look at this too.. it's.. interesting)

"The lead article in The Daily's final issue of fall 2006 focused on declining black enrollment since the 1970s. Apparently NU is in some sort of crisis - there aren't enough blacks here. For now, this isn't our crisis. Our crisis is that blacks and other minorities do not spend enough time in any context with other races (and vice versa). Increasing the enrollment ratio of any race will not increase the interaction between different races and backgrounds. If NU were to eliminate social groups that construct themselves on race or a "cultural history," it would be the first step to resolving this crisis."

This article was written by a member of an IFC fraternity, basically calling for NPHC and MGC greeks to disappear, and from what I remember he wasn't the only one that held this opinion. Besides one guy from his fraternity that joined "our" cause in protest, most of the guys in his house totally agreed with him.

The NPHC and MGC greeks held a unity rally to protest, and apparently the guys in that house called our rally "bullshit" (this is a direct quote from the fraternity member who sided with us and overheard it). Other IFC greeks seemed to hold similar feelings about us. Of course, that is just from what I hear... but still, I'm pretty sure there's some truth to that. At end of our rally we held an event at Norris where everyone could discuss the issue and make speeches etc..., and some ignorant **** dressed in a bunny costume ran by trying to distract us and mock us.

It's kind of hard for us to want to work toward unity with mainstream Greeks when it seems like they really don't like us

So basically the only way to be unified is to all be the same???

[SWTXBelle]

To interject another perspective here - one of the things I valued about my sisterhood was the fact that I was NOT in a group where we were all the same. I had sisters of different races, majors, ages, interests, and I think it was a very good thing.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

To interject another perspective here - one of the things I valued about my sisterhood was the fact that I was NOT in a group where we were all the same. I had sisters of different races, majors, ages, interests, and I think it was a very good thing.

I wasn't trying to say that everyone in an NPC/IFC group is all the same. I was responding to the article, and anyone else who believes that there is no need for NPHC, MGC, or any other groups outside of NPC/IFC groups - that these groups are the key to unity and the existence of other groups detracts from it.

We can be unified without all being the same. If you can do it within a sorority, you can do it within Greek life in general.

[ChildoftheHorn]

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

I wasn't trying to say that everyone in an NPC/IFC group is all the same.

I actually believe that there is a genuine NEED for MGC and NPHC groups. They do a lot to help preserve and improve those issues facing their community. Without them, there would be silience about a lot of things. Also, it preserves the culture to which the organization associates itself with.

Believe me, if the MGC and NPHC were gone tommorrow, they would be missed and needed.

It isn't about race, its about culture and pride in that culture.

Who better to address the needs of a culture than those within it?

Plus, who would throw all the cool events they do w/o them?