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Originally posted by MysticCat81
And yes, the response of Alexander's mother bothered me, too. But I think this is much deeper than NIC fraternities being "traditionally white" organizations and the desire for diversity, and probably has more to do with the role that the Great Eight/Divine Nine have played in African-American culture. I would be interested to hear/read the thoughts and reactions of members of the Divine Nine.
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The mother might of been "racist," but my cousin's father and aunt told her that they wouldn't help her financially if she joins the sorority that I'm apart of now. They didn't say that they were going to pay for her tuition, but they made it clear that they didn't want her to join my sorority. It wasn't because it wasn't a black sorority, but it was because it wasn't in the divine nine. The divine nine has a lot of historical significance and prestige in the black community and there aren't many black students entering college that never heard of at least one black sorority or fraternity. So when black people step out of what what is known, many black people have a problem with it. Besides that, why would you want you child to join something that has history of discriminating against your race? Even though things have changed a lot, most parents haven't been on campus recently to know that.