Asians rushing for UPC sorority?

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Chapters of my fraternity might do the same regarding orientation or race, too. Luckily, exposure seems to be having a positive affect. We have a white member of our administration who is very well known and active. I think his presence allows chapters who might be on the cusp of racial discrimination to see that there's a better way.

In terms of orientation, that's another can of worms, but things seem to be getting better on that front also.

Things are slowly changing in the NPC world, too. Societal pressure not to allow in minorities at the local level lessons with each generation. We can preach it, but you really have no ultimate contol over membership selection.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Societal pressure not to allow in minorities at the local level lessons with each generation. We can preach it, but you really have no ultimate contol over membership selection.

Obviously. I think the point, though, is that when someone asks a question like the OP, we owe it to our organizations and Greek life as a whole to do more than state the (very true) fact that membership selection is confidential. We all know that prejudice still lingers, and we all know that anyone can find pretextual reasons for not bidding someone. But if our orgs have non-discrimination policies (and don't they all now?), then let's at least stand up for our orgs and say so.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Obviously. I think the point, though, is that when someone asks a question like the OP, we owe it to our organizations and Greek life as a whole to do more than state the (very true) fact that membership selection is confidential. We all know that prejudice still lingers, and we all know that anyone can find pretextual reasons for not bidding someone. But if our orgs have non-discrimination policies (and don't they all now?), then let's at least stand up for our orgs and say so.

I agree, but I see where people are coming from when they say that they don't know what a group might do during MS. These PNMs don't necessarily know that many things go into choosing a member and that even sisters in the same org that are not present at MS aren't privy to that info. I guess that makes people hesitant to say everything is hunky dory and let these girls go into recruitment thinking it won't be an issue when it may.