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I just had to chime in on this issue. As an African American student attending a very large predominantly white state university in the south I witness rascism on many levels. I have clearly witnessed rascism within the greek system and I can honestly believe that Melody Twilia was not given a bid because of race.
Just fyi on my own campus an African American freshman went through fraternity rush last semster and when he went to pick up his bid he was mysteriously not listed as a person going through the rush process although he did visit all of the houses. Having personally spoken with this young man and trying to console him I ask him why he decided to go through that process and he told me that he just felt he would fit in best with them. When our spring rush came around in January this young man attempted to rush again and began visiting houses to be beaten up by several members of one of the fraternities on our campus during the second nite of spring rush. This young man was beaten and called names. So much for race not being a factor in membership........................................ ...
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