Even this this is super old, I feel the need to include my opinion. Being a newly initiated member of Iota Sweetheart Auxiliary, I can honestly say that the "beef" is GREATLY exaggerated. Especially by closed minded people. On my campus, which is an HBCU everyone, hearts, frats, and sororities have a mutual respect for each. I was an individual before I was a heart, and honestly only lames really dwell in such nonsense. I have plenty of sisters who are hearts and went on to be AKA's, Deltas, SGRHOS and Zetas, and are very active in BOTH of their orgs. As with any group whether it be by race, class, or any genre...a few individuals can stigmatize a whole group... yet, it should not take away all the good that hearts do. In some cases some hearts do more work than all the sororities combine. Respect is given, when it's received. If you do your research, for every 10 sorors...at least 4 were hearts. That's fact! Even some of the founders of Delta were Alpha Sweethearts....read it in their book In Search of Sisterhood. Please research deligently and chose what's in your heart to do.
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