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Originally posted by Teresa2000:
I think that a sorority that claims to choose its member base upon academic achievement, community service and overall morality should not be concerned with religion.
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Again, let me stress that our Sorority does NOT discriminate on the basis of religion. However, in an effort to avoid initiating members who are in the Sorority for the wrong reasons, it is only natural that we fully assess the intentions of those who submit. If I know that your personal beliefs contradict those upon which our organization is based, I will question your motives and intentions. I'd wonder if you're more interested in the pagentry and benefits of black greek life, than the heart of what DST is all about, seeing as though Christian principles are the core of that heart. By saying that, I am not speaking for all my sorors or on behalf of Delta Sigma Theta-- I am telling you how I'd handle it. I'd have to wonder what would happen if/when we get to something ritualistic with which a non-Christian would disagree (granted she is steadfast in her faith). I am all about those women who stand firm in their beliefs, and not those who fall wherever the wind blows. My concern would be primarily that perhaps Delta is not a match for said prospective, not whether or not the prospective is a match for Delta. I do not doubt for an angstrom of a second that a Jew, Muslim, Buddist, etc., could commit herself, wholeheartedly, to public service, scholarship, and leadership. However, I would not want her be uncomfortable in an organization deeply rooted in a religion that conflicts with her proclaimed faith.
You have not offended me. I appreciate your quest for knowledge and I respect your contentions.
the411
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