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Originally posted by carnation
ChaosDST, you got my point exactly. I don't believe in restricting membership due to race or religion, far from it!
In the case of the camp, this "kid" was one of the counselors. Why did she apply to be a counselor at a Christian camp if she was going to spend the summer protesting everything Christian?
And in the case of Alison Davis, it's fine if she wanted to join a historically Christian sorority but she should realize that in the case of many of the Christian sororities, there were Christian rituals and customs set in place long before she came around that she shouldn't ask to have set aside if she joined. In some of the GC threads about non-blacks in BGLOs, many BGLO members have replied that it was fine with them as long as the PNMs realized that they were founded for certain reasons and that the majority of their focus would be on the black community. Thus, I wouldn't go up to a member of a BGLO and say, "If I join, I won't have to put up with anyone mentioning Martin Luther King Day service projects, will I?"
No one should expect to have cherished traditions swept away for their benefit. No new member is worth that.
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Oh, I see your point now. I agree that you can't change a sorority's traditions for one potential member. I also believe that a potential member has the right and responsibility to ask questions and to gather as much information as possible about the GLO that she is interested in joining. That way she can make an informed decision.