NPHC Secretiveness, Insularity, Etc.

[L.O.C.K.]

Everyone is secretive (to varying degrees) and everyone stays w/in their own communities usually, hence the lack of interaction.

People just feel more comfortable around those they perceive they have more in common with...it's human nature and Greek Life is not exempt from that.

The real question is, do we want to be "better" than the average Joe/Jane and try and reach out and make things better? To me, Greek Life is about commiting oneself to the ideals of your organization (you agree to follow them by becoming a member remember), and part of that committment means seeing the big picture and stepping out of one's comfort zone to interact with people that on the surface might not seem similar to you.

Black, White, Latino/a, Asian, South Asian, Multicultural Greeks...most stay within their own realms of friends.

The interesting this is with the advent of MGC's on campuses and the increased interaction between NPHC orgs and other minority Greek orgs, I feel that is going to create a lot more cultural understanding between those organizations than happens w/ NPC, NIC. In fact, I already see Latino/a, Asian, and Multicultural orgs adopting NPHC characteristics and following in their footsteps.

What does the future hold? This is going to be very contentious, but I think it means that with the changing populations of the US (re: Black, Latino, Asian populations all increasing while White population is decreasing), White Greeks are either going to have to move away from the party hard image and sorority girl image that can be true on many campuses(NOTE: I am not saying everyone is like this b/c on my campus NPC/NIC orgs are generally more involved in the community than on state school campuses - this comes from my Greek Advisor btw) or face declining numbers and the very real possibility of becoming obsolete.

NPHC orgs are having a MAJOR impact on the shaping of Greek Life. As Latino/a and Asian and Multicultural orgs grow in numbers of chapters and members, campus dynamics are going to change dramatically, and NPC/NIC orgs will face some serious challenges to being the Greek Life choice on campus.

Just my .94 cents