I think I can shed some insight on this. Back in the seventies, some Jewish members of a few of the national Christian-based sororities, including mine, felt that all references to Christ and Christianity should be taken out of the rituals, including initiation. There was a terrible stink at our convention and the resolution was voted down but healing took awhile. Ditto for the other groups.
I would assume that the nationals in question are trying to prevent another such occurrence...I'd hope that they're not discriminating to be ugly. Like someone just said here, a great girl is a great girl!
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