Greetings ladies,
I hope I am not overstepping my boundaries by answering this question, but I personally feel that non-blacks should not join black organizations whether it be a fraternity, sorority, civil rights org etc.
Why:
1) Black organizations were established out of necessity, so why offer membership to the offspring of the people you were trying to stand up against? I'm sorry but there is no logic here.
2) Whites, Asians, Latinos (not of African descent) can never understand the day-to-day struggles we face as black people existing in a racist society. Therefore, this makes them unable to really connect with our community, let alone understand, respect and embrace our culture (referring to Black Americans only). A person does not need greek symbols to clean a community, mentor a young adult, or feed the poor. If non-blacks want to help our community (and I do not think they can), they can do so without any black organizational affiliation.
3) Non-blacks should not be granted membership in black organizations because non-black organizations have went to great lengths to prevent blacks from joining their organizations for many many years. If they can not and do not except us, why should we except them? For example on my campus during the 1970's the white sororities suspended their intake for more than a year to prevent black woman from seeking membership. EXTRA: If I remember correctly, SGRho was the first chartered BGL organization on my campus. I suppose someone felt a need for black representation on a predominately white campus.
Please forgive me for the long post, but hey I'm at work and I do not have one constructive thing to do:-(
Have a nice day!
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