Minority members of IFC and Panhellenic

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Whether it is implicit or explicit, the argument can be made that they do.

I have stuff to do and not enough time to wade through 14 pages of posts, but I want to get my two cents in.

Personally I HATE the term cultural organization. While some GLO's do tend to focus on one culture, they all have one thing in common. Well at least the social orgs like NIC, NPC, NPHC and NALFO. The primary purpose of all GLOs is to foster brotherhood and sisterhood between their members. I personally am a Latino and a member of a NIC GLO. Psi Upsilon like almost all NIC fraternities is considered to be for white people. However it does not promote the white culture. Hell my chapter is mostly minorities like myself.

On the same note I hate when people generalize based on stereotypes, which I think is what the OP was talking about. On my campus Psi U in the past has been mostly asian for a good period of time. So I told people I was pledging Psi U and I was told "Wait, isn't that the Asian Fraternity?" NICs have never been about one particular culture , instead just promoting brotherhood between those who joined, regardless of background. It has just happened that most fraternities have been established at predominantly white universities plus the fact that alot of NIC and NPC orgs have a rep for being white only.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

However it does not promote the white culture. Hell my chapter is mostly minorities like myself.

Then your experience will certainly be shaped by the dynamics of your chapter, right?

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

It has just happened that most fraternities have been established at predominantly white universities plus the fact that alot of NIC and NPC orgs have a rep for being white only.

There are very few coincidences in life.