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HALLELUJAH Bama alums have seen the light
Well some of them..
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=100740303298921 I am also very happy to see that the AXO national president, a bama alum, is in that group :) |
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A Facebook group does not a campus culture change nor diversity make. It's a very nice sentiment, but that's really all it is. There's no real action behind it. |
Umm, so what?
Alumni don't vote on bids, active members do. Even if the actives would have planned on following this course, people shoving it down their throats is more likely than anything to make them say "screw you, we'll do what we want." It's also really easy to join a facebook group and let it end there. I seriously doubt any alums are going to call up and give a lecture to their chapter for not bidding in a "diverse" fashion if the chapter is still in good shape. |
I don't even go to bama anymore. I was outta there after 1st semester with a lot of other people for various reasons. It was just nice/interesting to see alumnae reflecting back on that touchy subject.
jeeze. |
There is no way alumnae can force a chapter to become more "diverse."
Sure, if high-powered donors threaten to pull the plug on money/donations, it might put some pressure on them to do it. But then they'd just be doing it to placate the alumnae. Not because they truly care about "diversity." |
"We are alumni of the Greek System at the University of Alabama who think fraternities and sororities should voluntarily admit their friends of different races, orientations and religious beliefs. While openness and inclusion was not the practice while we were in school, we now realize the world does not end when you open your heart and social life to all of friends. Inclusiveness is not a bad thing. Diversity is a good thing.
We are not about forcing or shaming anybody into joining this group. But if you believe as we do that your old house should invite ALL of their friends - Black, White, Jew, Gentile, Gay or Straight - let them know it. When you join, please list the year you JOINED your fraternity or sorority - or keep it to yourself. So join if you want, don't if you don't" Clearly says this group is not about forcing, just alumnae reflecting. Let them have their moment ,clearly 300 other people feel the same way the original creator does. Some GCers might be interested in this. You might not be. Maybe I'll be the only person interested in this ( most likely not ), but as a member of this forum I am free to post anything appropriate. This is rather appropriate and related to Greek Life. |
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Yes, you're allowed to post whatever you choose. And we are free to comment on it or discuss it as we see fit. Hence the name, GreekCHAT. It's not Greek"I post something and everyone says nice things about it." |
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And we as members are free to respond to any posts. The point of a forum is to engage in (reasonably) intellectual discussion. Why would you post something here and get pissed when people comment on it? ETA: KSU beat me to it and was way funnier :-) |
10,000+ ?? looks like as of now you are only at 304
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I guess I'm more of a "If you don't have anything nice to say..." person. But you are very right, I'm sorry. Have fun yall!
And Sorostitute , I believe 10,000 is the goal, and that's not my group. |
I can give you the answer you were looking for:
OMG that is soooo wonderful. Now because of this one facebook group, NPC recruitment at Bama will become a veritable cornucopia of different races and such holding hands and singing kumbaya! YAY. That better? |
Nah, 10 years-ish maximum is more reasonable. That is, if the world doesn't end :P
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Fun and goofy facebook groups are one thing. I don't in general (not just in this instance) believe in the ones that are purporting to make a change when all that's getting done is people are clicking a button.
And yeah, the "10,000+" title is ridiculous. |
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