No, she's saying that if Alison had such a PROBLEM with the Christian ideals, she shouldn't have joined. It is one thing to join an organization when you're not Christian, it's another to join the organization when you do not agree with its historically Christian ideals. To use your analogy...a black woman who has a problem with white women shouldn't join an historically white sorority. If you have a problem with something, don't place yourself in the midst of it. These are Greek lettered organizations, you don't HAVE to be a member...if you chose to pursue membership, that's something you must deal with. You shouldn't expect the organization (as a whole) to accomodate you but so much. This isn't Burger King, where you can have these organizations YOUR way. You can foster a certain amount of change within your chapter, but even that doesn't go but so far.
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Originally posted by Cream
Considering most NPC sororities are historically Christian, where else should Alison Davis have looked? I find that statement as bad as saying that a black woman should not look at an historically white sorority. Are you saying that only Christians should "look into" and join historically Christian orgs? I believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity to join whatever GLO she/he wants. I think that race and religion should not be factored into determining who receives a bid. I think that Alison Davis was wise to raise the question about her faith and the role religion plays in the sorority. She wanted to avoid being in a situation that might contradict her faith. Where I attended college, there were many Jewish students and several were in GLO's. A few observed sabbath so they couldn't go out on Friday nights. Many of the sororities and fraternities accomodated them by not scheduling events on Friday night. It wasn't a big deal.
Regarding the Christian camp: there were some students who were not Catholics enrolled in Catholic schools. Why do they attend if they are another religion? Because Catholic schools provide an excellent educational opportunity at a reasonable price. There are provisions made for the non Catholic students, for example, they don't attend mass and religion class. This kid was probably attending the Christian camp for a similar reason, an excellent opportunity to better him/herself and have fun.
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