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Originally posted by AlphaChiGirl:
Are the non-smoking policies put in effect for reasons of health and safety, or is it that people just don't want smokers in their sorority?
I'm a sometime smoker, but I do it outside. I usually do it when I'm at bars, so there's no issue of having my letters on.
Couldn't a girl who didn't receive a bid because she was a smoker sue for discrimination? Sounds pretty elitist to me.
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I don't think it's a matter of my GLO not wanting smokers, nor do I think that it's because of health or safety...I guess it's just for courtesy for those who are uncomfortable with it. Out of respect for my sisters that are anti-smoking, I wont smoke around them. I'll smoke at bars & clubs and I'll totally smoke at school (especially during breaks), even when I wear my letters, just as long as I follow the rules accordingly.
My campus has been taking measures against smoking and for the first time since I don't know when they're actually enforcing the designated smoking areas in our campus commons. We're not allowed to smoke in any covered area, and now people like me are limited to one small tent outside.
I guess it makes sense, though.
I know my chapter doesn't discriminate on the basis of smoker status. In fact, my sister-"great-grandmother", "grandmother", and "mother" were all smokers. My sister-mom jokes that my sis-daughter will have to be one to continue the line(jokingly, of course).