Recruitment is coming up very soon, and we have a large number of black ladies signed up for recruitment. We are in the deep south, so even though it isn't always obvious, racial tension is here. There are 2 black girls that i would LOVE to have in my chapter. They would be great assets and would fit in, I think.
A few days ago in meeting, we asked if anyone would have a problem with giving a bid to a black woman. No one said anything, and I can't think of anyone in particular who would be bothered enough to complain. Our recruitment chair said to contact her privately if you wanted to. Well, someone apparently talked to her, and now they're saying they don't want to give a bid to a black girl because it will split our chapter, and nothing is worth splitting the chapter over.
It's not really for "racist" reasons, but more for a concern of what others will think (which I don't particularly think is an excuse at all, but that's just me). A few members are concerned because no one on campus in CPC has ever done it before, and we lost a huge group of seniors and half of my pledge class is gone. We have been one of the largest on campus for years, but in the last couple months, are numbers are suffering, and they don't want to do anything that nobody else is doing to risk making quota. I understand not risking whatever it is we're apparently risking by giving a bid to some random girl we don't really care for, but I think that if we really really love a girl, it's completely racist to cut her just because of her race.
This is really eating away at me and I would love some objective opinions. I love my chapter more than life itself, but the idea that we could be so shallow really hurts me.
What do you guys think?