took me only one read as well.

:rolleyes: @ those of you who are actually LISTING stand-up black men.

To seriously entertain ilikehazing's request is as insulting as his making the request.

Thank you! The screen name alone "ILikeHazing" :rolleyes: let's anyone know he/she is not worth entertaining.

Back to the topic at hand...

This issue is disheartening. We're in the 21st century, yet some folks still do not see or just dont care when things can be seen as stereotypical, racial or just ignorant.

As college aged women you would think the ladies of that Chi Omega chapter would understand how their "award" is wrong, but I guess that's how the cycle continues...call it the never ending "blind eye" :rolleyes:

Yuuuuup.

TERRIBLE! :(

I believe that it was two years ago and I'm not sure what has happened to her since then. ADPiAkron and I met up with her shortly after she received her bid but have not heard anything from her since.

Otherwise....back on the subject, since I am an adviser for a chapter at Kent, I probably should not comment any further than just saying.....WTF! Some days, I just can't tolerate ignorance.

Someone mentioned in this community that the media's blowing this out of proportion, being that you are on campus, do you agree with that?

I understand if you can't comment, I'm just :( that there are those out there who think their punishment's too harsh and that they're fine with it.

So honestly what would happen if the award was the most Ghetto? or the most white bread? or for the biggest ricer?

-Rudey

I was at a sorority formal once, and one of the awards was " Most Ghetto". And a few of the black people there got upset for whatever reason.

Since you didn't bother to find out why they were upset, there's nothing left to do but speculate.

Maybe some of the upset had less to do with ownership of the term "ghetto" and more to do with the perceived qualifications for the award.

an overlooked detail
 

Why would they prevent Chi Os from doing community service? Don't some Greek systems use extra community service as "punishment"?

Re: an overlooked detail
 

halting community service seems pretty counterintuitive, doesn't it?

Honestly, I'm not on campus and haven't even heard about anything from the girls on the matter. I heard about it on the news last night. So really any information I have is just from the media and GC.

It would still be ridiculous, but that wasn't what the award was...

Consider this (to all):

You happen to attend a function honoring, say, one's social/cultural/academic/athletic/whatever. You're White/Black/Jewish/Christian/Female/Handicapped/Whatever. You hear the MC say "And here's the award for the most Jewish in the group". It goes to a Chaldean (Arab Christian).

Or maybe "Here's the award for the most female". You turn and see a male run up to the podium.

The 'most handicapped'? You see a limber, fit, presumably athletic track star skip up to the stage, graciously bowing as they accept their award.

If you fall into the hypothetical category above, it might occur to you to wonder: 'Hmmmm, how can one be Jewish? What does it mean to them to be Jewish?' (I don't know; I'm not). And 'How do they know?' From this, you know they are just bouncing off stereotypes--

Or you might be ascertaining as to why an athlete would be considered the 'most handicapped', though he/she is not. You are and you still might be wondering "How can one (assumingly physically sound/non-handicapped) be the most handicapped without actually being so?"

The reason why many might not take offense/understand the gravity of the situation is probably due to lack of relavance (i.e. how a sorority woman might not understand why it may be offensive to a Black person but could understand being offended at the gross stereotyping concerning those in sororities...or not).

I say good for the body that decided that cultural sensitivity workshops were in order for these woman as well as the cease and desist. These women might need to learn some things about themselves before they try to help others...

Just my opinion/rant...

enigma_AKA

I wanted to post with a little more insider info:

I have had contact with a member involved in the chapter - I'm not saying if it's an active, advisor, or alum b/c our National is really strict about anyone commenting so I don't want to get her in trouble - but it's someone who is currently dealing with this first hand...

This was NOT a sanctioned award, nor was it something voted on by the chapter or the people planning formal. It was something one person basically added in that night. It is NOT a normal "award" like Most Likely to Be an Advisor or Most Spirited or something. That doesn't make it okay, but PLEASE understand that it was NOT the entire chapter of Chi O at Kent State who thought this would be a swell thing to do.

Chi O at Kent is a well-respected, academically successful chapter. They are racially diverse relative to a campus that generally does not have black women who go through NPC recruitment. They have had black members in the past, though they do not currently.

Again, I am not making excuses for the few women who did this, but from what I am hearing it was not malicious in intent, but unfortunately mis-guided and still insensitive. BUT, please do not blame an entire chapter of women who were not even aware of this until the same moment as Candace when it was only the action of a few.