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Originally Posted by Little32
Also, I am sure that Delta as an organization has certain expectations surrounding behaviors and activities where members are concerned that many do feel are conservative.
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But then not really, because imo we have done a good job in changing our old protocols to today's way of dress, and have broadened them to basically just saying wear your symbols with respect.
As for behaviors, I don't think a prohibition against public drunkeness, or not running to the store with rollers in your hair while wearing letters would be considered conservative--just common sense. And what internal dress codes we still use or more ritualistic rather that a matter of liberalism or conservatism. Because there is a special meaning behind them--know only to us.
And again I will point to our social action thrust and the issues we endorse are not socially conservative by anyone's definition. For example No Child Left Behind. We are still a sorority where the majority of our members are in the field of education. And as an organization, we challenged the Act, because of what it would mean in communities of color.
Another example, when I was on the national board we invited Clarence Thomas to speak with us before his confirmation. (He had been a law student of one of our past national presidents.) We challenged him on his views and although we cannot endorse candidates, he knew that the message would go out that we did not support the issues he championed. (And neither did his old law professor who was the first Black woman appointed to the US Civil Rights Commission.)
This is not to say that we don't have conservative members in our sorority who are also given the opportunity to express their views, but when it comes right down to our resolutions the over whelming majority vote on the ones that are socially liberal.
So again, I think it boils down to one's definition of liberalism and conservatism. But to me Delta is a liberal and very tolerant organization.
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