Theta Nu Xi?

[SWTXBelle]

I said that ANYONE pledging JUST because a pnm is or is not a certain color is a bad thing. Are you arguing that I'm wrong? I just want to clarify. I certainly did not mean to imply that I was criticizing just the MCGLOs, and if that is the case I apologize. But now I have to ask - because I honestly don't know - do multicultural glos make a race a factor in deciding membership?

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I said that ANYONE pledging JUST because a pnm is or is not a certain color is a bad thing. Are you arguing that I'm wrong? I just want to clarify. I certainly did not mean to imply that I was criticizing just the MCGLOs, and if that is the case I apologize.

Nope, I don't disagree. Based on your previous posts in this thread, the comment implied that multicultural sororities do pledge non-whites simply because they are not white. Thanks for the clarification.

[SWTXBelle]

You were typing as I was editing, so you may have missed it. I am truly interested in knowing if race is a factor in membership selection. And although he stated it crudely, EW's question about how multicultural GLOs go about BEING multicultural is an interesting one from the perspective of someone who doesn't know (namely me).

And if you've carefully read a lot of my posts you will know that I am an enthusiastic supporter of all greekdom. At least, I hope so.

[tnxbutterfly]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

You were typing as I was editing, so you may have missed it. I am truly interested in knowing if race is a factor in membership selection. And although he stated it crudely, EW's question about how multicultural GLOs go about BEING multicultural is an interesting one from the perspective of someone who doesn't know (namely me).

And if you've carefully read a lot of my posts you will know that I am an enthusiastic supporter of all greekdom. At least, I hope so.

Is race a factor when you selecte your members? I would theink that you select people who are willing to uphold the vision of your founders.

I still think Miss justanothergirl is a big fat TROLL. She hasn't introduced herself. Her statement has caused everbody to get into a big old pissing match. Already, people are playing the "My glo is better then yours. No, my glo is better then yours. Is not. Is too" game. Can't we all be mature adults and agree to disagree

[DSTRen13]

It seems like PJ already answered a lot of you all's questions in her above post:

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Originally Posted by preciousjeni View Post
We've seen many, many threads that ask this question and have it answered, but I wanted to see a thread that is easily searchable.

Why were multicultural organizations started? What is the purpose of multicultural organizations?

Feel free to offer your comments, positive or negative.

Multicultural GLOs did not start in an environment in which membership, in the current GLOs, was unavailable for "multicultural people." We recognize this. We have a different purpose altogether.

We are not here because we were rejected by our desired organizations, nor are we here to hurt other orgs - and we certainly do not exist because we believe that other organizations are not open to diverse membership!

How audacious it is to me for some to assume that we discourage people from checking out ALL GLOs to find their match, simply because we "think" that other GLOs are discriminatory. As a general rule, this is not the case.

We were started by and for multiculturally-minded people. If you want to join an org that caters to needs of all people and actively works toward equality across the board, you can find that in a multicultural organization.

Other organizations do offer those qualities, but multicultural orgs are set apart in that they exist with the primary function of promoting multiculturalism. In theory, even if a "multicultural" organization were all-white/black/latino/asian/etc. but the members worked toward equality of ALL people, the organization could potentially be considered multicultural.

If, however, the thrusts and foci of that organization were primarily directed at a particular interest, that organization by definition cannot be "multicultural." It can have multicultural membership but it cannot be a "multicultural organization."
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She specifically said that it isn't the race of the members that is important, it is the mission and vision of the organization - promoting multiculturalism. Not that how any organization chooses its members is anyone's business but their own, but based on what Jennis is saying here, a scenario of an all-white (or all-black, or all-Asian, etc.) pledge class would be entirely possible.

Any organization that has focii puts on events towards those goals. If a sorority's primary focus is multiculturalism, then they would put on events toward that end.

I really don't get what's so offensive or hard to understand about that, but maybe the term "multicultural" means something else to some people that I don't get?

[SWTXBelle]

It may be that the term "multi-cultural" is really subject to a variety of interpretations, one of which could be simply a variety of races and cultures in the membership. I don't know that I can think of a better term, but I think some of the confusion is based on the exact definition of "multi-cultural".

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

It may be that the term "multi-cultural" is really subject to a variety of interpretations, one of which could be simply a variety of races and cultures in the membership. I don't know that I can think of a better term, but I think some of the confusion is based on the exact definition of "multi-cultural".

"Multicultural" is a type of Greek organization, just like Black GLO, Latin/Latino/Latina GLO, Asian-interest GLO, etc. The title "multicultural" relates specifically to the core values, purpose and mission of the organization.