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I think it should be up to Kappa Sigma if they want to discriminate based on religion or not -- if that's a really important principle to the organization then they should be able to weed out nonbelievers just the way the rest of us try to weed out those who won't be committed to the principles of our organizations. The only problem I can see is having an atheist who goes through rush, likes the Kappa Sigs, accepts his bid, and doesn't learn until afterwards that he must believe in a God in order to be initiated -- so now he can't be initiated into Kappa Sig, but he has to wait to the next rush period before he can join another fraternity. Somehow that doesn't seem fair.
As stated above, Tri Delta was founded on Christian ideals, but we don't require you to be a Christian/believe in a God, and we don't ask you about your faith during the pledge process or initiation. As a non-Christian, I was a little surprised by some things that involved Christianity that I wasn't used to. For example, the first time I went over to the house for formal dinner, I was surprised when they sang grace before the meal. But I've never been made to feel uncomfortable in any situation because of my religion. Even though Tri Delta is founded with "Christian" ideals in mind, I don't think these ideals are anything that a non-Christian wouldn't also want to strive for. I think that that is the most important part for me -- that I agree with the principles. I know for a fact that there are both Jewish and agnostic girls in our house, and probably those of other faiths besides, and obviously none of them feel like they've had to compromise their beliefs enough to quit the sorority.
Of course, my chapter isn't a very religious one on the whole -- we don't do things like go to church together -- so I can imagine this might be a little bit different in a chapter where the religion plays a much bigger role in the social aspects of the chapter, you know?
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