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Originally Posted by dnall
No? My founders didn't pass the rule restricting membership to whites only.
What the hell. The only theoretical org my statement could have been taken to say had short sighted founders would be one that never had a meaningful purpose in the first place. Anyone that's taking that as an insult is making a negative judgment against their own org that I never implied.
Why are people so damn nit picky and judgmental about everything around here? Do yall really like starting crap and finding fault in every possible thing? I thought we were here to have legit discussions of real issues and try to help people.
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It isn't what you say, it is how you say it.
With your founders and a whites (I am going to guess religion was also a clause) clause I will agree with you that they probably didn't pass that rule. They didn't have to because the whole eligible membership pool was white, probably Christian, though they may have specified what type, for example Protestant not Catholic. I'm sure the clauses came later when people who were not white and Christian were in college and would seek membership.
Even with your founding chapter the one guy who wasn't Christian, CSA veteran and sculptor Moses Ezekiel who graduated in 1866, probably wasn't even considered for membership based on his faith. From what I've read of him it was hard for him to even be admitted to VMI, so not being invited to join a group that you've stated is definitely Christian (Alpha Omega) is not a huge surprise.
If you're interested this is one page about him
http://www.jewish-history.com/civilw...s_ezekiel.html
So many (historically white) groups had clauses on race and religion, we all know it. I just don't understand what the big secret is about admitting it and acknowledging when we officially took it off our Inter/National documents. I can't think of any group that doesn't have people who aren't WASPs nationally so maybe some groups never officially got rid of it but haven't been enforcing it, and don't want to be embarrassed that it is still there.