African American women in CPC, opinions, please?

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Well, we join the organization through a chapter and not the other way around. Chapters are a reflection of the people in them. Perhaps she doesn't feel that those chapters (moreso, the women in them) are a reflection of the organization.

Agreed.

[DubaiSis]

Plus, when posters are asking for recruitment advice and they sound stupid because their grammar and spelling is so bad (that's how we HEAR them, after all), what I want to say is "you need to get an education first and FORGET your social life until you can become fluent in your mother tongue."

/climbs off high horse

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Plus, when posters are asking for recruitment advice and they sound stupid because their grammar and spelling is so bad (that's how we HEAR them, after all), what I want to say is "you need to get an education first and FORGET your social life until you can become fluent in your mother tongue."

/climbs off high horse

Or in the eloquent words of other members here: "Pledge the library."

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by Barbie's_Rush

Or in the eloquent words of other members here: "Pledge the library."

I'm LOVING this and fully intend to repeat it in the future. They have no grade requirement at all, and offers a WORLD of opportunity.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Remember how we all thought this was a troll? apparently not. http://www.studentprintz.com/girls-break-mold-1.1596174

[JohnnyCash]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Remember how we all thought this was a troll? apparently not. http://www.studentprintz.com/girls-break-mold-1.1596174

Interesting read, especially the part about NPHC members becoming Recruitment Counselors.

I've never heard of that.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by JohnnyCash

Interesting read, especially the part about NPHC members becoming Recruitment Counselors.

I've never heard of that.

Yeah - I'm wondering what they were hoping to gain by that... I'm not sure how I feel about members of a different council recruiting for NPC sororities.

[PiKA2001]

CPC?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

CPC?

College Panhellenic Council. That's how it's referred to at some schools instead of just "Panhel."

I read that article and I also think it's ridiculous to have an NPHC member acting as a recruitment counselor for NPC groups, whether she's black, white, or purple. The NPHC method of rush is the exact opposite of the NPC's! I guess they were trying to do something positive, but this is so misguided.

[BluPhire]

Originally Posted by 33girl

College Panhellenic Council. That's how it's referred to at some schools instead of just "Panhel."

I read that article and I also think it's ridiculous to have an NPHC member acting as a recruitment counselor for NPC groups, whether she's black, white, or purple. The NPHC method of rush is the exact opposite of the NPC's! I guess they were trying to do something positive, but this is so misguided.

The question though(and maybe you are not referring to the article) are the CPC sororities not affiliated with the NPC?

**Edit**

Answered my own question went back and reread the article. I got thrown off with the question.

[DrPhil]

That sounds like what I used to hear during new student week at some universities (before MCGLOs and LGLOs became "the thing"):

"We have (insert #) wonderful sororities and 4 history Black ones."

No, beyotch, you have (insert #) wonderful sororities which includes 4 historically Black sororities.

Originally Posted by 33girl

I read that article and I also think it's ridiculous to have an NPHC member acting as a recruitment counselor for NPC groups, whether she's black, white, or purple. The NPHC method of rush is the exact opposite of the NPC's! I guess they were trying to do something positive, but this is so misguided.

As Peggy McIntosh would say "now, now, 33girl, there aren't any purple people and we don't need to create them to get the point across."

[agzg]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

That sounds like what I used to hear during new student week at some universities (before MCGLOs and LGLOs became "the thing"):

"We have (insert #) wonderful sororities and 4 history Black ones."

No, beyotch, you have (insert #) wonderful sororities which includes 4 historically Black sororities.

Right, that's what I was thinking. Granted, one might want the NPHC to be a different tab because it includes both fraternities and sororities, but if that's the case, do CPC Sororities (or NPC), NPHC Fraternities and Sororities, and IFC Fraternities (I wouldn't use NIC because NPHC fraternities are members of the NIC, but - something).

If you're going to qualify ONE group, qualify ALL groups. It just strikes me as weird.

[DubaiSis]

I think it's a good idea. There are women of color in sororities all around the country, and if this school needs a little nudge by having two eminently qualified women serve as a springboard to understanding, that's great.

I'd love to know if the OP's chapter was one of the houses who got the 3 black women who completed recruitment. And I'd like to know how heavily the PNMs were cut, or if they all got invited back to the same, possibly more open minded houses.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I think it's a good idea. There are women of color in sororities all around the country, and if this school needs a little nudge by having two eminently qualified women serve as a springboard to understanding, that's great.

I assume you mean NPC sororities because it goes without saying that there are racial and ethnic minority women in NPHC, MCGLO, and LGLO sororities around the country. Therefore, what does having an NPHCer help with recruitment have to do with the relatively small % of racial and ethnic minority women in NPC orgs around the country?

In fact, it looks silly that the the NPC needs an NPHCer because it couldn't find a racial and ethnic minority NPCer to mirror the supposed "women of color in (NPC) sororities all around the country" that people keep claiming.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

In fact, it looks silly that the the NPC needs an NPHCer because it couldn't find a racial and ethnic minority NPCer to mirror the supposed "women of color in (NPC) sororities all around the country" that people keep claiming.

Exactly, didn't anyone at the school think that the action would highlight the issue even more?

Furthermore, how does having women from a vastly different council as recruitment counselors benefit the PNM?