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Originally Posted by APhi2KD
Many of those bailing are doing so because the leaders of their orgs are either not listening or not letting the collegiates know they are being heard. Why pay thousands of dollars to be ignored or silenced?
Bottom line is my sister pledged and then dropped in ‘83 because she saw racism, my university had 1 black IFC member at that time, and when one of my chapter sisters dated his roommate (also black) it was a scandal. It’s almost FORTY YEARS later and we’re still having this conversation. That right there says things haven’t progressed as they should have.
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I've massively pulled back from my alum involvement when concerns have fallen on deaf ears, have gone unanswered, or have been looked down upon. My friendships remain, but there's only so much I can do as an individual alum, or with small groups of likeminded alums.
For my entire undergrad career, we were one of two NPC chapters on campus who had any nonwhite members. This was in the 2000's...so not like it was that long ago. I'm with you - progress has been slow, and that can be frustrating to so many, especially those who don't want to be complicit.