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Originally posted by Alias23
[BI won't even ask for further details on your "ritual." If what you say about the involvement of a male is true, would you exclude someone who was a lesbian from the ritual as well? If so, do you also exclude them from your sorority?
If you do not and would not exclude lesbians, are you suggesting that a lesbian would have more self control sexually than a man?
"If men want to help us out with our personal philanthropy projects, then they are more than welcome. That's why we offer charity events that are open to the public, so that interested people can help us out if they so choose. A man who is interested in the charitable works we do doesn't have to be in the sorority to assist us." -- dzrose
That's great, but suppose he WANTS to be in the organization? This is about a man being ABLE to, not whether or not it is necessary. [/B]
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Well, like the Rolling Stones are so famous for saying, you can't always get what you want. A sorority is a private organization, and its governing body has the right to exclude males if it wants to. That's it in a nutshell...
But, here's an example: I'm Catholic. Just because I may want to serve the church in an official capacity, that doesn't mean that I can call up the Archdiocese and tell them that I want to study to become a priest. There are Vatican laws stating that women cannot be admitted into the priesthood. They can, however, enter convents and serve the church as a nun. So, I would take that route offered to me. I would still be serving the church and taking great satisfaction in it... I just wouldn't be wearing the vestments of a priest.
Same thing with guys wanting to be in a sorority (if there are any out there)... If they are that interested in Greek Life, then they can go join a fraternity or a co-ed GLO. It's not like they don't have options open to them that provide the same types of things that a sorority does: friendship, social interaction, and philanthropic opportunities.
As for lesbians, of course we don't exclude them from our membership. After all, they're women. Just because they prefer to sleep with other females doesn't mean that they can't relate to the same types of things that heterosexual sorority women do. You really can't compare a lesbian to a male in this case. It's like trying to compare apples and oranges.
As for whether a lesbian has more sexual self-control than a man does: That has no relevance at all. We're not barring men from our organizations because we're scared they're going to molest us or make us feel uncomfortable around them sexually!
The simple fact is that men don't need to be privy to every single thing that a woman is involved in -- just like women don't need to be privy to everything that men are involved in. Men wouldn't be able to relate to the most basic tenets of our organization, and so their presence would be pointless. Might as well send them to a breastfeeding class for new mothers!
