This column is for Raven. Despite a lot of effort by many, some people still naturally segregate themselves. It is human nature for people to seek out others like themselves with common histories, interests and backgrounds. Uppity, middle-class people find other bourgeoisie. Urban trendy people find other city socialites.
Black people look for other black people and white people look for other white people.
The same applies to Greek organizations. They are separated into fraternities and sororities, therefore the men are separated from the women. And there are historically black Greek organizations and historically white ones, so blacks and whites separate themselves from each other. Although most Greek organizations seem to be indifferent about changing their racial mixture, here at SIUE there has been a push for unity in the Greek community. It seemed like a good idea for the Greeks to support each other and sponsor events together.