Lack of Ethnic Diversity in Bama's sororities worry future rushee

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Still not. Diversity is never just about sprinkles of (insert population minority).

But, I would love to see the data on the one or two nonwhites in comparison to 1) the total student population and 2) the total members in NPC chapters.

I'd like to see the retention rate for non-white students in NPC chapters and if it reflects the overall retention rate. Recruitment is one thing--can you keep the students there after the news cameras have gone away?

My experience has been that black women who join NPC chapters stay active as alumnae at a higher rate than their white counterparts. I'm sure a lot of it is the expectation, borne from being around NPHC folks, that membership is for life. But is this true across the board? I tend to hang out around more philanthropically-minded folks so perhaps my experience is skewed.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I'd like to see the retention rate for non-white students in NPC chapters and if it reflects the overall retention rate. Recruitment is one thing--can you keep the students there after the news cameras have gone away?

My experience has been that black women who join NPC chapters stay active as alumnae at a higher rate than their white counterparts. I'm sure a lot of it is the expectation, borne from being around NPHC folks, that membership is for life. But is this true across the board? I tend to hang out around more philanthropically-minded folks so perhaps my experience is skewed.

I find that to be true for the black NPC alumnae that I know, as well.