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Is it SO far-fetched to question if someone, ANYONE, who wants to join your organization is legitimately committed to its ideals, goals & mission? Take ZTA's mission statement for example (not to pick on ZTA). It's about helping others & her members in a general sense. Delta's mission statement, although similar, is a little more specific. Our Mission Statement is: "Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college-educated women committed to constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community."

Now, PERSONALLY, i don't care who it is or what shade the skin is, when someone expresses interest in Delta to me, I am GOING to QUESTION her committment to that mission. Now, if she's Black, I would HOPE that she's committed to that mission, but fact is some black folk ain't down for the cause & that's fine. That just means Delta ain't for her. If she's White, Bi-racial, Multi-racial, Latina, Asian, Polynesian, or whatever I would HOPE that she's committed to that mission, but again not all these folks are down for the cause & that's fine. If she ain't down for the cause, once again, Delta ain't for her.

We are in the unique position of being allowed to choose who we want as Sorors. Does that selection get colored by skin tone, racial background, ethnicity, sexual orientation and other PERSONAL issues? Sure it does. But NEWSFLASH, this world and the people who live in it are FAR from perfect. So I ask you, i mean HONESTLY y'all, is the QUESTION really all that bad...or is it someone's honest ANSWER that you're afraid of?