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As for the actual topic at hand:
Why exactly do ethnic groups band together? Partially it's a cultural thing: people with a common heritage have a lot to share with each other. And partially it's because they share the same labels and stereotypes conferred upon them by other people.
I guess the problem with a Caucasian club is that, generally speaking, there isn't so much that Caucasians have in common that other groups DON'T share. Caucasians are very diverse. So to set up a special club based ONLY on the color of their skin, as opposed to setting it up to celebrate a common background or heritage or history or culture, seems a little asinine. An Irish appreciation club is different from a White appreciation club because the former is culture-based and the latter is, well, not really based on anything but skin tone.
I would have no problem with an American appreciation club in France or Japan or South Africa, because there would be something they shared that others didn't. But to propose a Caucasian club spanning socioeconomic lines, state backgrounds, religious beliefs, everything - so that the only thing members DO have in common is their whiteness - that's dangerous.
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