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Originally posted by AXOKatie
i totally agree with AZpinkkittie on this one...why would you want to have a bunch of sorority sisters that look/talk/act exactly like you? i think that having gay or bisexual sisters would add to the bonds of sisterhood just like having sisters of different races, faiths and economic backgrounds because you have something to SAY to each other...i would think that conflict would only come up if sisters stopped listening and respecting each other...and it seems like the only things that people are afraid of are A) their campus reputation and B) sisters hitting on them, two issues that i think can be worked out if their sisterhood is truly strong...every organization has to deal with rumors and stereotypes, half of the time it's not even true...and i think that sisters can and should respect each other's sexuality just as they would their heritage, hearts and minds, meaning that the chances of a sister hitting on you or sexually harassing are less than people think...this discussion has made me thankful that my campus is liberal and we never discuss gay or bi lifestyles during rush as if it were the only thing a girl had to offer, as if she wasn't a good student, athlete, dancer, friend or potential sister
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Amen.
And ditto to GP's post which is up there too.
I think that Greeks -- fairly or not -- tend to be stereotyped as wallowing in our own tradition. And for the most part, tradition is great. I love hearing our recording secretary reading chapter meeting notes from the 1950s or the 1920s and realizing how similar some of our informal sorority rituals and practices still are. I think it's amazing that hundreds of thousands of women have gone through the Tri Delta ritual, dating back for decades and decades. I love the fact that fraternity boys still serenade us with the same songs they used in the 1950s.
But I think part of that love of tradition is that we just don't know when to QUIT. We keep hanging onto traditions long after they've outgrown their usefulness just because it's "the way things are done." That's why we have so many problems with hazing -- because it's tradition. That's why we have so many problems with alcohol -- because it's tradition. And that's why we have so many problems with attracting diversity, real diversity, not just the skinny blonde sorority with the token fat redhead who's held up as an example of "We have all types of girls here in Alpha Beta Gamma!" -- because traditionally, we haven't allowed it.
We need to start realizing that we can't keep living 50 years in the past.