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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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There's a guy in my fraternity who was born and raised in Compton, and was a gang member. Now he has a 4.0 and is pre - med. And he does not have any type of scholarship.
If you look hard enough for the opportunity, it will be there and you'll find it.