Impressions of SAE and frats in general

[SAEalumnus]

Originally Posted by HawaiiTKE

I agree with the diversity that each fraternity should have. But in college there are not a lot of minority students, and I think it just creates a bond amongst possible social outcasts (as in they stand out because they are not white which is the predominant race in colleges today). Maybe they don't feel like they fit in? I don't know. Just my two cents though. Lol.

In the interest of a counter-example, these are the enrollment statistics for the university I've most recently attended:

African American: 4.46%
Asian American: 22.13%
Caucasian: 27.39%
Latino/Latina: 29.57%
Native American: 1.04%
Other/Unknown: 10.52%
Visa non-U.S. citizen: 4.89%

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by SAEalumnus

In the interest of a counter-example, these are the enrollment statistics for the university I've most recently attended:

African American: 4.46%
Asian American: 22.13%
Caucasian: 27.39%
Latino/Latina: 29.57%
Native American: 1.04%
Other/Unknown: 10.52%
Visa non-U.S. citizen: 4.89%

I do not know the purpose of a counter-example but the university you recently attended represents a very small percentage of colleges and universities in North America.

The average racial and ethnic minority in North America who attends college is attending a college or university in which they are a minority in both population size and power.

Even with your counter-example African American students (and Native American students) probably formed or are interested in forming a BSU or some equivalent. And it is important to note that higher enrollment statistics for some racial and ethnic minorities does not mean that racial and ethnic minorities are in positions of power at the college or university. You can have a lot of nonwhite students but they may rarely have nonwhite professors and higher ranking staff and administrators.