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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Easy solution: Then don't advertise yourself as that.
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Right, that's my point. And If I were explaining what being a member of an NPC sorority was like, I would not say I was a member of a "white" sorority. I am not denying that NPCs were founded by white women, but for me personally, that has not been an integral part of my NPC experience.
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None of us are restricted to "insert group." Just like my prolific and highly acclaimed Sisterhood (and other NPHCs) has so much more going on than "predominantly African American."
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Of course not! All of our orgs have so much more to offer than an association with an ethnic/religious/academic/whatever group. While our founding principles are important to all of us, we shouldn't ever be limited to one aspect of our ritual/history. What I meant is that a black woman, for instance, is more than welcome to join an NPC group (officially, anyway, I realize that on some campuses that might still taboo) if that is the sort of sisterhood and sorority experience she is looking for. If an NPHC group better suits what she is looking for, then she should by all means look into NPHC intake. I guess I mean that PNMs/interests should not be limited to the greek council that predominantly shares their ethnicity, but rather should look for the type of sisterhood they want to be part of. Does that make sense? Of course, I can't speak for any org/chapter other than my own, but from what I understand and have seen in my limited experience, there are non-black members of NPHC groups, and they sought those groups out because that was the greek experience they wanted.
I am definitely not trying to say anything inflammatory/offensive, I am only trying to explain my experience and understand where other greeks are coming from! Please correct me if anything I am posting is out of line or incorrect.
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