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Originally posted by PotentialPledge
Yup this is a stereotype.
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But remember...
ALL sterotypes are based somewhat upon a certain truth!!!
But seriously...
I
LOVE reading posts like this! It really makes me realize how fortunate I am that I attended a university that this kind of discussion happened back in the 1950's. Here we are in 2002, and people are still up in arms about racism and about "who didn't get in because of his/her skin color". When I sit here and look at my fraternity composite on my wall, and see African-American, Asian-American, Hispanics, Jewish, Native-American, and maybe even an Hindu or two, I realize how lucky I am. Because each of my brothers has taught me something different that I will treasure for the rest of my life. I have been to a Passover dinner, observed the beginning of Ramadam, celebrated Chinese New Year, had authentic Mexican food at the home of one of my brothers, as well as enjoyed an
extremely WASP'y Thankgiving dinner at the home of one of the more affluent brothers (and that was a sight to behold-I think that I was the first black man to ever sit down to dinner with them!).
It really doesn't matter who's right here, because the simple fact of the matter can be summed up in a quote by a man who had extensive knowledge of life in Alabama:
"...Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere..."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As long as even something so
minute as fraternity/sorority rush can have this affect on so many people, and can stir such emotion, things are not better, nor will they be for a long time. Thank you all for sharing your feelings, and making me realize how important true brotherhood is to me...