I am a Catholic member of Alpha Epsilon Phi, a historically Jewish sorority like SDT. And while I cannot speak for SDT I can speak from a similar background. I have never felt uncomfortable being a non-Jew in AEPhi at either the local or national level and this is after four years of membership and having served as chapter president and attending a national convention. Also as a observant Catholic none of my experience has conflicted with my beliefs and I see no reason why they would conflict with any other Christians beliefs.
I have no reason to believe anything else would be true for SDT. As Buttonz, who is in SDT on my campus, could attest at Brooklyn College they are a diverse and inclusive chapter.
Both of these organizations were founded and expanded so rapidly in part b/c of the exclusion of Jewish women from other sororities. Any exclusionary practices, I believe, would be in conflict with some aspects of our founding.
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