Miss Patterson made other assumptions as well regarding how she would be treated in these chapters:
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“No one’s going to say flat out, ‘You can’t hang out with us because we don’t consider you to be our sister.’ But I think that in their actions it would probably be communicated in that way.”
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I feel that her disparaging comments and assumptions are quite discouraging to potential AA PNMs. And I don't see the value of that in any effort to foster diversity in traditionally white sororities. It will attract media attention, however, and plaster one's condemning quote in size 48 font across a picture of sorority row.
As I was reading, I was reminded of Kimberly Dandridge. If two states and Greek systems might be depicted as similar -- it is these two. Miss Dandridge has been able to speak about the challenges of being an AA PNM, and also about her experience within her chapter and on her campus. Her experience may inspire future AA PNMs rather than frighten them away.