Any other Multicultural Sororities and Fraternities?

[DeltaSigStan]

My chapter is more diverse (no disrespect) than the multicultural fraternities (but not sororities) on campus, so I'll go head and say we're multicultural, mostly because we do make more of an effort to recruit members of different cultures than the rest of IFC, IMHO.

We were also the first national fraternity to be open to members of any race, religion or color (It's actually up for debate with TKE, but we were one of the first.)

[Takeshi]

DeltaSigStan,

I respect the efforts you're making in recruitment to diversify your chapter. I think its great what your organization is doing. Is your university population fairly diverse? As an organization at the University of Alabama, it's sometimes hard to recruit members who are not either black or white. Most of our international population consist of students who are only visiting the university for a semester or two and may not understand the concept of sororities and fraternities. Do any other multicultural organizations or organizations who are trying to increase ethic diversity in its membership have a problem similar to this?

[zchi2]

Originally posted by DeltaSigStan
My chapter is more diverse (no disrespect) than the multicultural fraternities (but not sororities) on campus, so I'll go head and say we're multicultural, mostly because we do make more of an effort to recruit members of different cultures than the rest of IFC, IMHO.

We were also the first national fraternity to be open to members of any race, religion or color (It's actually up for debate with TKE, but we were one of the first.)

Well it sounds like you have a diverse chapter, not necessarily a multicultural fraternity. A multicultural fraternity/sorority usually has programming and member education centered around cultural and ethnic awareness.

[DeltaSigStan]

Originally posted by zchi2
Well it sounds like you have a diverse chapter, not necessarily a multicultural fraternity. A multicultural fraternity/sorority usually has programming and member education centered around cultural and ethnic awareness.

That's a very good translation. Thanks for that, it clarifies the situation.

My campus is EXTREMELY diverse. Though caucasians still make up a huge majority, there has been a more diverse student body over the last couple decades. We also have one of the best international student programs in the nation. One of my bros is an exchange student from Morroco, and as a member of the International Student Union, he says membership hasn't been this big ever. Plus, the university has made an effort to accept more minorities into SDSU.

Our Greek system shows as well. Just looking at composites from the 1980s and early 90s, I can say all the IFC and PHC houses now have more members of color than ever. Plus, our multicultural greek system has boomed; they were given their own council in 1998 and comprises nearly 15 cultural GLOs. We have had exchanges with several of them (I believe we're the only IFC house to do so), and they're very chill and fun to hang out with.

So, hope this sheds some light about our system here.