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Originally Posted by SAEalumnus
SAE's Ritual, from 1856 to the present, has never had any room for racism or discrimination of any kind (at least apart from the obvious gender qualification, it being a men-only organization and all).
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SAE, like most orgs., had discriminatory policies up through the 20th century. It's not helpful to ignore that, even if it wasn't officially part of your ritual. Improving diversity (and maintaining relevance in the 21st century) is not just a matter of selecting guys who aren't racist, we also have to acknowledge the history of the Greek system and understand why certain groups wouldn't be comfortable with it, etc.
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Originally Posted by Titchou
Here, here, SAEAlumnus! It's sad to me that instead of addressing their recruitment methods and programming to better select and train their members to be gentlemen, they've hired someone to "fix" diversity. Hmm...hope it works....
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What do you think her role will entail? I would expect it to involve recruiting and programming, no?
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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
I debated about posting this at all, as I was pretty sure that there would be those who would nitpick and be unhappy, no matter what SAE did. They truly are in a no-win situation. If they did nothing, they would be criticized for that. If they hired someone from within, they would be criticized for that. If they hired someone from without, they would be criticized for that.
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Maybe I wasn't clear in my post, but that's the point I was trying to make. This is an EXTREMELY visible hire, and virtually every candidate is certain to have downsides, so I hope they not only chose a great director, but give her the authority and resources to affect change.
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