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Originally posted by kddani
Once you intiate a person, they'll always be a KKG (unless resigned). How can you control everything that person wants to do and/or say in their life? Can these women never openly admit that they're a KKG while opening their mouths? If they're in class, wearing letters, and say a wrong answer or something stupid- does that represent all of KKG? Where does it end? It's a slippery slope!
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Exactly what I was thinking, my dear. Example: Everyone who follows famous Greeks knows or could easily find out that Condoleezza Rice is an Alpha Chi. Now, Dr. Rice has politics that many people do not agree with. However, people do not look at this accomplished woman and say, "If Dr. Rice feels this way, then it's obvious that the entirety of Alpha Chi Omega feels this way." Nor does Alpha Chi's national governing body say, "We're sorry, Dr. Rice, but you may not speak out on controversial issues because of the way it might reflect on our organization." No. While they may not agree with her politics, I'm sure that most Alpha Chis are proud of Dr. Rice and all her accomplishments.
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What would our founders think of something like this? I don't think any sorority founder ever envisioned an org who would limit a woman's freedom such as this. Most of our founders had in mind a place where women could be free to express themselves. A place for women to be strong and have a voice.
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When we take our vows, we pledge to do our best to live up to certain ideals. We're all human. We all slip up. I saw something in the Delta Sigma Theta forum that said something like (forgive me, ladies, I'm paraphrasing here), "I was a person before I was a Delta." Meaning? We're all individual people, and our brother- or sisterhood does not change that.
Another thing I was pondering when this subject came up was the presence of certain threads in Chit Chat that are rather off-color. One in particular comes to mind here. Some people have called into question whether it is appropriate for Greeks to post in such forums. I know that I myself draw a distinction between posts that are explanatory and/or educational in nature and posts that are suggestive and/or erotic. The former seems quite acceptable to me, while the latter is obvoiusly not.
Just random thoughts... I'm sure I'll have more, and when I have them, y'all will be the first to know.
