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The Implementation of SJIU : S ocial J ustice, I nclusion and U nderstanding

The Implementation of SJIU : S ocial J ustice, I nclusion and U nderstanding. A Social Justice Greek Workshop to be used in Sorority Chapters. Goals and Objectives.

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The Implementation of SJIU : S ocial J ustice, I nclusion and U nderstanding

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  1. The Implementation of SJIU: Social Justice, Inclusion and Understanding A Social Justice Greek Workshop to be used in Sorority Chapters

  2. Goals and Objectives • Overarching Goal: To create a more diverse, inclusive and socially minded campus with minimal stereotype perpetuation and maximum social justice and tolerance for all religiously, gender, economically, racially and sexually diverse students. • Specific Goal: To increase diversity within the Greek community and promote open dialogue between students of different religiously, racially, or sexually minded student groups on campus.

  3. Reasons for development • 7th least racial interaction. • In 2006 only 6 black non-athlete students graduated  • lacks both a glbt center as well as a Women’s Center. • 25th  Best National University.  • The class of 2013  25% diverse  • 8th dominant Greek life presence in social life.

  4. Action Plan •  Construct a SJIU leadership board  • Survey sorority members • Question Compialation  •  5 compiled, •  3 general introductions   • Video • Break into small groups • SJIU leader’s  personal experience •  Discussion questions • Regroup and Reflect • Feedback surveys 

  5. Challenges • Traditional “Greek Life” is entrenched into the society at Wake Forest and the fortitude of its homonogous traditional nature will be difficult to crack • Encouraging students to participate in the discussion about diversity, and be receptive open and honest dialog        • Engagement  • Possibility of Offensive Comments

  6. Peyton Risley, head of Pan-hellenic sororities on campus Jess Dalrymple, Recruitment chair for Chi Omega. Ruby Mannankara and Jessica Smith, Founders of Delta Xi Phi Derrica Barbee, the only black member of Chi Omega. Interviews and Assessment

  7. Value Assessment • Rowena Young  describes social value as that which, “benefits people whose urgent and reasonable needs are not being met by other means (Nicholls, 56).”   • Wake Forest Ranks 7th out of the 373 best colleges for least racial interaction, and currently lacks both a LBGTQ center as well as a Women’s Center, the needs of students are not being met by any other means on campus.

  8. Implementation Progress • Scheduled follow-up meeting with Peyton Risley to have the program mandatory for all Pan-Hellenic sororities. • Beginning the application process for SJIU leadership team. • Meetings scheduled with Chi Omega executive board to plan dates for the workshop in the Spring of 2011.

  9. Do you think Wake Forest Greek Life is diverse? Yes No

  10. Would you participate in a discussion to promote integration between members of Greek organizations and members of other student groups in your chapter? No Yes

  11.  Social Entrpreneurship Principles and Humanitarian Education • Nussbaum's definition of an adequate humanitarian education • Quinn's Productive Community •  Nussbaum's global mindedness • Nicholl's social value

  12. “If Wake Forest students graduate our impressive business school with honors, yet cannot understand or know how to work under a black boss or CEO, we have failed at educating our students.”  -Alta Mauro

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