I saw the figure reported somewhere earlier today - nationally, 3% African American, 20% non-white overall. Which is higher than I expected.
Interestingly, the founder of the OU chapter in its present incarnation (it had been shut down in the late 80’s after a hazing death I think) is Indian-American. His take on this is worth reading every word.
But here is a taste:
I could say that the actions of a few are impacting the whole. But, let’s not kid ourselves. Racism, elitism, hazing, these all seem to be more systemic than localized; and, the culture needs to change, it needs to be overhauled, comprehensibly, and not just swept under the rug…for the few years following 1995, the Oklahoma Kappa chapter of SAE, at the University of Oklahoma, was a solid house, that welcomed men of all races, ethnicities, etc…But, that house of the 90s no longer exists, and apparently has not existed for many years. That being said, I would rather see the whole thing gone than have to ever be associated with bigots!