UK official urges 'segregated' Greeks to cooperate

[MrKnowItAll1906]

Originally Posted by _Lisa_

Not one NPC chapter at UK has 500 active members! Not even close!


Oh, and it really irritates me that you aren't willing to recognize diversity for what it is, which (at its simplest definition) is to have a variety. And you can't look at the NPC organizations on UK's campus & say they don't have a variety of women from different races, religions, & ethnicities. It would just be completely false if you even thought it, let alone insinuate it on a public message board.

No what is false is simply your definition of diversity. Why does diversity necessarily have to always be defined by race. I could walk into a room full of African Americans and argue that they are diverse in many ways. UK, as well as many PWIs, throw the diversity word around as if it's a hot potato. Many whites are oblivious to the undermine and hidden acts of segregation on campus. Because it doesn't necessarily personally affect yourself, you are apt to think that it doesn't occur.

And I whole heartedly agree with rhoyaltempest, the solution lies in the unification of support, not necessarily a merging. We should learn to supprot one another's events and not just attend the stepshows because you think it's "cool"!

Oh...and this is a public message board so I think I can freely speak my opinion about anything!

[_Lisa_]

Originally Posted by MrKnowItAll1906

No what is false is simply your definition of diversity.

You can argue with the dictionary over this one, I'm not gonna get into an argument over a definition when that is what the dictionary is for!

Originally Posted by MrKnowItAll1906

Why does diversity necessarily have to always be defined by race.

Exactly the point I made, THANK YOU for agreeing!

Originally Posted by MrKnowItAll1906

And I whole heartedly agree with rhoyaltempest, the solution lies in the unification of support, not necessarily a merging.

I absolutely agree with you both, you make good points.

Originally Posted by MrKnowItAll1906

Oh...and this is a public message board so I think I can freely speak my opinion about anything!

No one told you couldn't, but don't expect us to always agree. Which turns out, we mostly agree anyway (with the exception of your problem with the dictionary & its widely accepted definitions-I've got nothing to do with that!)

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by _Lisa_

You can argue with the dictionary over this one, I'm not gonna get into an argument over a definition when that is what the dictionary is for!

But you do know that dictionaires are often updated to the current usage of a word? :lol:

This discussion has been about the separation of "W"GLOs and BGLOs---not about the separation of religion, culture, or ethnicity. Thus using diversity in the way it has been used is referring to racial variety. That seems appropriate in this discussion, to me.

Oh and the thing is that many places of employment use the global definition of diversity as a cop-out to avoid hiring African Americans.

ETA: I should have read ahead to tld's post. LOL