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Originally posted by TriDeltaGal
What amazes me about these traditionally-white greek systems is that don't they understand that they have brothers and sisters all over the country that are of other races? In my chapter alone, I have Jewish, Asian, Hispanic, a Muslim and in the past African American sisters and it is like this in every fraternity and sorority on the row. This is at a Greek system that is suppose to be one of the most superficial in the country and yet we have no problem or any biased distinction of a rushees race or religion. What are they good enough to be your sisters or brothers across the country but not in your own chapter? I applaud Carla but this should have happened a lot sooner and without so much media attention as if it was something that was so unimaginable in the year 2003.
Sorry for my vent but as someone who has lived in Southern California all her life and in a very liberal atomsphere, I hate to think it took so long to break down the color barriers within organizations that promote sisterhood and brotherhood!
Go Gamma Phi for taking the steps to abolish such ignorance!
Okay...and I'm spent! Got all of the frustration out!
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I fully agree. I had two African American sisters and a number of women from Puerto Rico in my chapter when I pledged in 1988 (out of about 35-40 members) and it's no big deal to me.