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National Multicultural Greek Council -- Success!
Well this weekend I went to New York to be a guest speaker for the Spring Conference of the National Multicultural Greek Council. The theme was Namaste, which means "recognizing the equality of all & paying honor to the sacredness of all."
The conference itself was amazing. I came during lunch, stayed for the first roundtable discussion, and then I was on. It was so great and humbling to be surrounded by so many people who were national leaders and even founders of their organizations. These were fraternities and sororities I had previously only heard about through the internet.
The attendees didn't know what to expect, as I was only listed on the program as "Rashid Darden of Old Gold Soul." So for all I know, they expected a lounge act, lol. But what I presented was an integrated lecture about the challenge and responsibilities of Multicultural Fraternities and Sororities. I used Lazarus and Covenant as springboards for those discussions.
I was concerned that I would be boring people with so much talking, so I did my best to include the attendees at the beginning. I also included some funny anecdotes from my own collegiate experiences.
I wrapped up by reading a passage from Covenant in which Calen asks Adrian if he would do it all again. (It's all about the pregnant pauses, y'all, lol)
I was sooooo taken aback by the responses....people were really feeling the remarks I made and the excerpts from the novel. I actually sold REALLY well, too. I was surprised to be honest. I guess I keep underestimating myself.
All in all, I truly felt the love from the NMGC and the individual members. I am looking forward to working with any and all of them again!
I'll upload the pics as soon as I can.
Posted by Rashid on May 1, 2006 8:29 AM
Comments
Rashid,
It was a pleasure to have you at the NMGC conference. We really enjoyed your presentation. As some folks had mentioned, you really spoke the truth; and we appreciated that. Good luck with everything. Peace.
-Archer Hutchinson
Phi Sigma Chi, Inc.
Multicultural Fraternity
www.phisigmachi.com
Commented by Archer Hutchinson on May 7, 2006 6:28 PM