DSTBrat,
I was only repeating what I heard about the administration and the faculty senate. I think the administration is angry at the way Pat Hermann & Norm Baldwin (the two main players in the faculty senate) went after the press..they could have better controlled the way this was presented to newspeople. In my opinion, they did not handle this in a way that presented the University in a good light. The fact is, not many black women have attempted to gain entrance into a "white" GLO at Alabama.
I personally know two women who have african-american fathers who pledged "white" sororities at UA, one in 1994 and one in 2000.
I don't think it's a matter of racism, after all, there aren't many white women at UA who are in traditionally "black" GLOs.
I have met Melody Twilley on several occasions and I think that the press did a good job of making her appear sympathetic, while in fact, she went into rush with an agenda and a major chip on her shoulder. Like I said, this is only my opinion, but I *have* met the girl and whether she is black, white, green or blue, she would have a hard time getting into any sorority going through rush the way she did.
Lastly, there was only one african-american girl who went through rush this year. All 15 "white" houses could not have been integrated even if they had all given her a bid.
Nice to see another UA grad on here!
