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I would love to see an experiment where women of colour go through rush as a "mole" in southern schools just to see what would happen.
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I understand the sentiment behind this idea, but don't you think it would hurt more than it would help? First, the "mole" wouldn't be as enthusiastic about rush as a regular rushee because she wouldn't be taking it seriously. So, she might be dropped simply because she might not exude an air of really wanting to be there. Second, if she did trick all the houses and get a bid, she would be taking away a spot from someone who might really want one. Third, when the initiated members found out that they had offered a spot on their bid list to someone who didn't actually want a bid, don't you think that it would raise their suspicions in the future about other Af-Am women who might actually want to take part in these organizations?
There are some people who believe that Melody Twilley was a mole who went through rush because she was encouraged to do so by a particularly anti-greek professor at the U of AL. I don't know if that's true, but it could be.
I don't remember who mentioned meeting Melody during rush, but I met her as well and I agree with the reasons given as to why she did not receive a bid. She was older than 99% of the other PNMs and she was not very nice to the sisters in my house.
I also wanted to add that I just got back from a leadership conference in Atlanta and I met a couple of African American GPhiBs. I don't think that it would be any big deal if you wanted to be an advisor to a Southern chapter of your sorority. Most of us Southern girls aren't nearly as shallow as some of the people here seem to think we are.
