I just have to say it!

[GracieChiO]

I am a Chi Omega, and proud of it! I love my sisters and have never experienced any of what is being accused here and in other places.

I have been raped. I know what it is like. I know what it feels like. I know what it is like to survive. I know what it is like to live every day with that in my brain. I was drugged, but the drugs didn't last long enough. Imagine what it is like to be awake enough to see what is being done to you, but too drugged to fight!!

I have forgiven my rapists. I pray for them everyday! I pray, because I believe that they will get their's - and their punishment will be horrible! Every moment that you give to your rapists - by whining about it or crying about it or screaming about it or simply thinking about it - is one more moment that you lose. Move on! Rape is terrible - why bother living it over and over again? Also, your acting this way is extremely degrading to the rest of the rape victim world. You act as though you have been conquered by your rape, not the other way around. Do you really want to show that world that women are the weaker sex?

I thank God for EVERYTHING that He has handed me. Everything in my life has made me the person that I am - the person that God wants me to be. God never hands you more than you can handle.

You claim to be a Christian, but try to evaluate your behaviour. Doesn't the Bible say, "Judge not lest ye be judged?" Doesn't the Bible say that you should love your enemy? Doesn't the Bible say you should forgive? If you are a Christian, don't you need to think about some of your behaviour? If something upsets you, let it roll off your back like water off a duck - you will be more serene and much more happy.

Some have said that you made everything up. I don't know. I can't know. And I don't care, really. Your chapter may have screwed many things up, or whatever. But I do know that I would never take part in what you have described.

I cannot describe the love I have for my sisters - they are part of my backbone. Part of my soul. We have prayed together and laughed and cried and held hands when we needed it. I am sorry that your experience was not pleasant, but what you experienced does not happen everywhere!

I think that you need to get help. I think that you are suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrom. I think that you need counseling and maybe medication. There is nothing wrong with either of those! Please get help! God helps those who help themselves. Wouldn't that be better than spending all this time miserable?

Ladies and gentlemen of Greekchat, I am kind of embarrased that all this fuss is being made over Chi Omega. We don't want to be the centre of attention! I am truly sorry to those who have been harassed! Thank you all - independants and greeks - that have been supportive. I know that all Chi Omegas thank you!

If any of you get upset about this brawl, remember to be a duck!

Gracie