In the Know
October 31, 2011 Volume 1, Issue 3
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Recently, there has been much discussion in the undergraduate black community at Emory about the state of its organizations, those being ASA, ACES, BAM, BASIC, BSA, Ngambika, NAACP, VOIS, Black Star, and the remaining and (removed) Black GreekLettered Organizations. True to our motto, Black Star worked with NAACP to have a panel discussion on The State of the Black Community at Emory. For those who were not present, the panel discussed the good, the bad, and the ugly. Much of the discussion centered on the alleged disputes between black student leaders in black student organizations, the apathy of black students, Word on the Street, and the relevance of those Greek organizations that got kicked off campus if they may have contributed to the negative environment felt in the black community. It was a very tension filled room with what seemed like many comments being made towards certain people or organizations. It went over the allotted time period by about 30 minutes with many students staying after to continue their discussions. Yet, much discussion has been circulating that there were many things were left unsaid and people who were not called out. *Crickets* *Crickets* *Crickets*
This series of In the Know is called: Different Perspectives, but One Problem
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Although I am a fan for letting people talk and have their thoughts, feelings, and emotions heard (it helps facilitate the consensus making process), at what point, will people stand up and take some accountability for their actions. I will be the first. I’m trying to find a job. I’m going through a quarter-life crisis. I have senioritis worse than the golden girls. Therefore, I have not put my best effort into any of my current projects/organizations. Motivation is at a 0. My bad. I’m working on it. Personal issues should not affect how an organization runs or works. The organization will be here long after you are gone. It should be the goal of all leaders of an executive board to leave a legacy behind them. If there are personal issues between people on executive boards or organizations and you choose not to address them, then choose not to bring them into the business of the organization. With that being said, you cannot run an organization filled with bitter people who feel like they are doing all the work and receiving none of the accolades. Those at the top should be the ones leading this change (And I place a lot of emphasis on this). And, sometimes, that requires recognize when you are being an ass/incompetent/stubborn and swallow your pride. I ask us not to try to identify those “apathetic” black students or find some vague ambiguous reason for a decline in student participation, but ask ourselves what can I do better to help the organization that I am involved in? A lot of times it just requires asking for a little help. -Treasure @sucha_treasure
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