ok I was reading this whole "conversation" as you will call it, going on within this message forum. I don't want it to sound like I am "going off" on anyone here but I just have to say a few things. I am a proud african-american woman, who comes from a long line of proud african-american women.
And when I came to college rushing or going out for a sorority was the last thing on my mind. Then I transfered school. Not knowing but a handful of students on a college campus of 25,000 is not fun let me tell you. So when I entered this university in the Fall of 98 one of this first things I did was joined a sorority. And the reason why I joined was to get to know more people outside of my close friends I had at school. Now you might be thinking that it would have been a tradtionaly black sorority, but SHOCKER it wasn't. I joined Alpha Chi Omega, and let me hit you with another shocker, I am THE FIRST Blackwoman to come into our Panhellenic System and I am also a Charter Sister to my sorority. yes I got the looks, and I even knew some ladies in Delta, Sigma, AKA, etc...but it didn't stop me, and at first I was ashamed, I thought of de-pinning, but then what would that prove? That I wasn't fit to be a black woman on this campus in a tradtionally white sorority? I'm sure that some of my pledge sisters were uncomfortable about the sitituation as anyone would be.
But my point here is that I am just as proud to say I am a STRONG black woman who happens to have 85 sisters that love me and accept me for who I am. And to let you know where I am coming from, at my school the majority of the students are white and only 13% are African-American. On a campus of 25,000 that is not a very big percentage and to come out on top and still hold my head high and wear my letters that I love so dearly round campus and not be affected by what others think is the best feeling in the world. And anyone whom ever may disagree with me or has a problem with it should take a long look in the mirror and sit in judgement of themself before casting judgement upon others who have stood out and made it.
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[This message has been edited by vtqt79 (edited December 14, 1999).]
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