FOr those of you out there that had any questions about what I had to say this is my reply to you.
First off once again I don't want anyone to come to assume that I am belittling anyone else but this is what I have to say.
1) On the issue on pledging a sorority that might have had some issues on me for being black, just to let anyone know I was interviewed and rushed by a chapter from a diferent part of my state and from our National headquarters because like I said I and my 55 other pledge sisters were Charter sisters. I didn't meet any of them until Bid-Day (for you that don't understand what that is it is the day you recieve the invitation from the sorority that you chose and mutually chose you, then you meet and have a fun filled day of whatever). So I didn't exactly know what I was going into other than I knew the chances of me being the only Afrian-American woman were very high. But I didn't care. Which leads me to point #2...
2) I was ashamed for a few reasons, my mom from the time I came to college pushed the idea of me pledging Delta and my sister also. They themeslef never were greek so I think it was kind of important to them to see me do this. So in one way I was ashamed of what my mother and sister would have to say about it. And also I was ashamed for the looks that I got on campus from blacks that I know, and as much as anyone might want to say they don't care what others do, EVERYONE deep inside has their own opinion and they might never say it out loud but they can think it all they want. I felt like I had let not just my family but those blacks that I knew on campus down also.
I now know that I have NOTHING to be ashamed of, I wear my letters that I worked HARD for around campus, sometimes people even joke on me because I have so many sets of letters. As for those that might have had a problem sharing a LOVELY sorority with someone of a different race either got over it or might still hve the problem but I just choose to not associate myself with them. There are 80+ girls in my sorority and I can say that of those 80 there are about 70 that I love whole heartly and care for like they were a real sister. And I could careless what they might have to say about me, to my face or behind my back. I have now over come my fear of what others have to say about me and have walked with my head held high for quiet sometime now. I am proud of myself and those that I support, whether it is a GLO or an BGLO. And with that I will move on to my thrid thing...
3) As for graduate chapters I don't believe that AXO has any, but I am positive that they have alumnae chapters everywhere, not just the US but over seas also. That is the one thing that I am most excited about when I graduate. There are more oppurtunities out there for me to act on behalf of my sorority. It's about the fun you have in college but more about the fun and life-long oppurtunities you have after also.
If there is anything anyone else might want to take about feel free to respone to my post.
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