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the group is not banned from campus, they are simply barred from receiving student fees. no greek organization on our campus receives student fees either because they are exclusive by nature. would it be fair for a girl who was released from every house during npc recruitment to have to financially support the groups that denied her membership?
if this group wants to be selective in its membership, it needs to collect dues like every other similar group on campus. as a non-christian person, i do not want my hard-earned student fee money going to a group that would not have me as a member simply on the basis of my religion, just as i'm sure that students of other faiths would not want their student fee money going toward a group that constitutionally rejected everyone who was not of my faith. as a public school and therefore taxpayer-supported institution, unc cannot condone such a group. i do agree that private groups, such as my sorority, should be able to limit their membership exactly as they wish. however, i do not believe such a group should receive money from the students against which it discriminates.
practically speaking, trisigmaAtl is correct. if this group had just signed the non discrimination notice, thereby permitting them to receive student fees, and then proceeded to make perfectly clear the groups activities, objectives and ideals, i highly doubt that many non-christian students would even be interested in joining. and if they did, what would be the harm in that? generally, college students are not going to waste their time pursuing membership in an organization that does not align itself with their personal objectives. i support my school in its efforts to make the university of north carolina a welcoming and inclusive place to members of any group, and giving student fees to a naturally exclusive organization is not the way to do that.
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