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Originally Posted by ellebud
Time clarification: Miss Teen California, USA...I'm not sure what graduated several years before I began at this school. (I believe that would have graduated in '68 or so). I wasn't there yet. She was famous on the row and in the house for her beauty and intelligence. I know that she was pinned to a fraternity boy because of the pictures but beyond that..........I didn't "know" her. Was she famous because she was Black? No. She was a beauty queen which, at that time, held great cache. And, according to house legend was one of the nicest girls ever.
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She was "famous" because she was Miss Teen California and a Black Miss Teen California, USA. I'm not sure why being a Miss Teen California would really mean anything to collegiates, but whatever works for them. She's stunning, she's "famous," she's BLACK. And not in that order.
Whoa, now we're hearing there's a house legend that she's one of the nicest girls ever. Shouldn't house legends be reserved for more interesting stuff? Oh well, it's great to have so many qualifiers for this Black initiate.
What would we do without qualifiers?
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Originally Posted by ellebud
Pat and I shared only one year in the house. During the second quarter she made an announcement in chapter meeting her problem of reconciling her membership in the BSU and the sorority. SHE said that on campus she would not/could not acknowledge us. And we, in accordance with the times, agreed to let her follow through on this decision.
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Exactly. It literally and figuratively "is what it is."