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Originally Posted by carnation
We can have all the conversations we want and have loads of diversity discussions and insist on change, but if you've seen some discussions on GC this week, you'll know that many black women do not want to pledge an NPC group. They have their dreams set on the NPHC. I hope that they'll follow their dream of whichever council they want but for 20 years, I have been encouraging my daughters' black friends to look at NPC groups too and they aren't having it.
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...and many do want to pledge a NPC group. We are not a monolith.
We are diverse in where we come from, our interests and desires. If actives take the attitude that they shouldn’t put much energy into diversity because there is the NPHC, NALFO and MGC sororities, they are making unfortunate assumptions about many women that could be great additions to their sororities and would yield the same results they have had in the past. Every Black woman is not trying to be in the NPHC.
There are plenty of Black girls and women who would be open to the NPC experience (and MANY who already are). We can use Alabama 2013 as a prime example. More Black PNM’s were given a legit opportunity and since then I have seen more and more Black women running to their homes on Bidday. I wonder how many qualified Black women tried in the past and weren’t extended the opportunity or wanted to join but knew the odds were against them so they didn’t even bother.
I see many schools that already have diverse chapters across the board, so not only can it be done, it has been done already. They must be doing something that provides a welcoming environment for everyone. And it shows that many Black women and other WOC are, in fact, open to the NPC.
When I arrived at my alma mater, I did not see one Black woman in the NPC. By my junior year, I saw a few Black women in a couple of chapters. Now there’s a few in ALL of the chapters. I saw chapters go from generally ignoring us at organization fairs to introducing themselves and telling us about their sisterhoods. Even though I wasn’t interested, I felt welcomed for the first time. Clearly, that has made the difference for many WOC at my alma mater.
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