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Originally posted by UNFSigmaChi
I personally do not like or would want a gay person pledged and initiated into Sigma Chi. Its not necesarily that I hate gay people..i mean hey i work at TGI Fridays in Florida, its like gay server central, but according to the ideals and values of which my Fraternity stands, I know that gay men shouldn't be allowed. I like them as a person but i do not at all support their lifestyle. My chapter has no gay members, but I have met a couple gay sigma chi's and i've told them that since they are initiated I have to treat them as a brother, but i wish they hadn't been initiated and don't feel they are following our founders principals. And yes if I found out that one of my pledges were gay I would expell them.
I also feel that a gay Sigma Chi would not and can not represent my Fraternity well. Now if your organization's ritual allows gay men or women that is fine, but not mine. I know im going to get blasted by people, but you have no idea what my fraternity stands for so don't tell me that I am wrong. There is a gay Chi Phi at my school who I had to work with when i was in IFC who did a lot for his Fraternity, but he also caused them a lot of grief for being gay and it hurts their rush every semester as well.
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To be quite honest with you, homosexuality wasnt mentioned in my ritual. Neither was heteroseuality. Prolly cause our founders believed its noones business what we do with our personal lives.
I understand where you are coming from. I just find it so very sad and disheartining if that is truely what Sigma Chi's ritual teaches. If that is the case, I have lost some respect for the organization which my father so dearly loved.
If any of our orgs are to survive, we'd better get over this issue and soon. Due to the changing demographics of the college student, the days of the "white protestant greek" is WAY over. Diversity is what it is all about. And if we plan to survive, we better embrase it. 'cause ya cant pick and choose what diversity ya wanna embrase. its all or nothin. its not ala cart.
Just my 2 cents.