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Originally Posted by naraht
Thank you for the information on Sigma Nu. Sigma Nu actually has some history of its change in its entry in Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_nu#Civil_Rights_era). Wikipedia says the national conventions that changed it was in 1967. What I'd like to see is how the bylaws were written back in the 1950.
Randy |
You might send an email to our HQ requesting that information from the Grand Historian. He'd probably help you out. I know who that used to be, but I don't think he's doing that anymore.
Also, if you have access to a news article database, look for some news articles from a few years ago regarding Senator Trent Lott and Sigma Nu.
I did have the pleasure to meet and discuss the two conventions (the one where the new rules failed to pass and the one where they did) with one of our alums (who I think is now deceased) who attended those two Grand Chapters and every one since. If there's anything I can help you with on your research pertaining to my organization, I'd be delighted to help you out.
It's a subject which brings up mixed feelings for me. There was definitely a culture of racial exclusion back in those days and we were and are a fairly 'southern' oriented fraternity. It must have taken a lot of courage for some of those brothers in 1965 and 1967 to challenge the status quo and eventually succeed. I seem to recall that the 1967 vote only passed by either a single vote or an extremely slim margin (out of hundreds of delegates).