DoggyStyle- What you wrote is EXACTLY what I thought when I read it. It seems kinda strange that a sorority that is so "diverse" would have these problems. Obviously, something is being hidden in this story. All the cards are not on the table or are not being made public.
What makes me irritated reading a story like this are posts that I've read on this board about white members joining BGLOs. Many (NOT all) members said they would outright question a white girl's intentions simply because of her skin color. Some even said that they would vote against her without even meeting her. There is something wrong with this picture. In my mind, it is EXACTLY the same thing as what happened with AGD, but with the races reversed.
Although I don't necessarily agree with what this outraged sister did, I think it is good that she took a stand. I think she made some poor decisions, but at least she did something. What is ridiculous is that the entire chapter was punished because of the actions of a few people.
I wouldn't put this girl in the same position as Rosa Parks. That's like comparing apples to oranges. This girl ran away from her problems by transferring schools. All she accomplished was getting her sorority in trouble and then running away from the consequences that followed. To me that is cowardly.
I don't think there's anything wrong with a sorority member asking "Why does she want to go through white rush". If it is an uncommon occurance people might be curious. At my school, we all wondered about one girl who went through NPC rush. We didn't care that she was rushing, and actually, all of the sororities seemed to want her because she was a very sweet and popular girl, but we still wondered. There are 2 strong NPHC orgs. on our campus and she would have been the only black person in a NPC sorority. (We do have many minority sisters, but they are Indian and Asian.) There was NOTHING wrong with us wondering since it was the first we had heard of it happening. (she wound up dropping out of rush and didn't wind up joining any organization in case you were wondering...)
Well to sum everything up....You cannot be able to discriminate in one group and then when the tables are turned go into an uproar. Discrimination is wrong, period. It shouldn't be okay on a case by case basis. It shouldn't be acceptable AT ALL.
Peace.
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