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Originally Posted by DubaiSis
As a white woman that aspect of the argument didn't even occur to me. But yet another aspect of white privilege is to assume GLO=NPC sorority. Of course it doesn't and to disregard the others reduces their value to nil.
But her premise that legacy is critical to membership is preposterous. Why on earth would so many white female NPC alumnae be so completely thrilled that their daughter was accepted if it was an obvious conclusion? I'm sorry this gal didn't feel like she fit in, but don't blame that on privilege or wealth.
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I really wanted to address that part of her editorial, but I will leave that to the NPC women to post in the comments.
I DO understand what she was trying to say, but only in the context of race. A black woman is less likely to come from an NPC legacy family. A black woman who went to a predominately black school system is even less likely to know teachers or community members who were in NPC orgs. The absence of recs is a problem. BUT SURELY NOT AT GEORGETOWN, where Greek life is only two years old, if that.
Please leave her a comment, though. The conversation should continue.