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Originally posted by astroAPhi
AlphaXiDiva, I think a lot of the reason why some of our chapters don't have more women of different races is because minorities sometimes don't go to college. It's unfortunate because sometimes they aren't given the same opportunities as caucasians. I'm from the suburbs of Chicago, and most of the kids around here go to college. Unfortunately when you travel into the city, most of the schools are full of poor black kids who can't afford tuition to a university, or their teachers have unfortunately taught them not to count on anything. The lucky ones get athletic scholarships because a lot of the Chicago schools have extremely strong basketball programs. It just plain sucks and those kids never break the cycle.
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What the H$LL?????? This statement is so narrow-minded, bigoted and idiotic I don't know where to begin!!!!!! I think that since you EXPECT to see poor Black kids not doing well, that is all you can see. OPEN YOUR EYES!!!! There are plenty of Black kids in the Chicago area and beyond that actually attend college, and not all of them are on athletic scholarships!!!! I attended Texas A&M on TWO ACADEMIC scholarships!!! And I'm Black!!! And I have no athletic ability what-so-ever. Have you even heard of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that are majority Black!!! There is one in Texas, Prarie View A&M, an HBCU, that actually offers minority scholarships to white people since they would be the minority of the University population!!!!!!