This is my very first post. Soon I will have my letters and post them in my signature line for you all to see.
A few outstanding questions on this topic that I wanted to address.
(1) Undergraduates cannot be members of 2 sororities and those are rules establishe by the Colleges and probably the NPC. Many graduate students have become members of a second sorority and that is why the question was posted on the GGC website.
(2) Dr. Althia Collins is a member of DST and it is true that she was forced to resign from Bennett College because of her religion, which helped to inspire her and Imani to found GGC. You all say that something like the "Divine Nine" should not make a person uncomfortable but that's because you do not practice Islam, so you see nothing wrong with the concept. Also, don't say that Gamma Gamma Chi was formed with little research of other sororities and fraternities because that is far from the truth.
(3) The founders saw a need and the filled the void, there should be no further doubts, wish them well and keep it moving. Because apparently most of you have found your home. Did you even think that others had not found their's yet?
Lastly and most importantly the sorority is open to both muslim an non-muslim women. No one is forced to read the Qu'ran, no one is forced to where hijab and no one is forced to pray five times a day. The sorority is founded on Islamic principies, and if anyone knows anything about the religion will smile and say Wow, that's great and wish them well.
The comments that I've read through in this thread just all but proves why an islamic sorority is needed, to alleviate the misconceptions about Islam and muslim women in general. Yes, there are muslim student organizations on campus, but why must there be a limit on what muslim students can have? Everyone deserves to have options, and if its a black sorority, multicultural sorority, islamic, christian or whatever sorority at least a person can weigh their options and find a place that feels right for them.
Because Greek is for life !!!! Peace and always Love
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