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Originally Posted by UMryanne13
Hi
I'm a bi-racial (black/white) female attending Ole Miss in the fall. I want to rush, but I don't want to limit myself to historically black sororities. Is race a deciding factor in most sororities? Are any of you members of sororities with members of a race other than the majority?
Any advice or information will be greatly appreciated.
as you can see i never said i didn't want to join a black sororities...
i said i don't want to limit myself.
as in i want a chance at more than 4 organizations.
but to give you a better understanding of why i would like to try for more than just those 4:
i've always gone to predominantly white schools.
the majority of my friends are white (the black kids thought i was weird because i "acted white." but that's an inside issue?)
i've always been myself.
i've always acted the same... i uphold the things my BLACK family taught me...
so i can assure you i'm perfectly fine with my race... i know who i am... but i've never been one to sit around and follow the norm.
[please don't take this as me being rude because that's not my intention... but as a whole (i'm not saying all), i've not been accepted within the african-american community because of my PERSONALITY...]
i want to be somewhere that i'll fit in and not have to monitor my natural personality...
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Your story isn't unique. And yes, in my opinion it sounds like you simply want to join a white sorority and you came here to have someone tell you that they won't discriminate against you. Personally I think you may be setting yourself up for heartache. From my experience black and bi-racial women have a difficult time joining white sororities....especially in the South. Some people get angry when you say that, or deny it to the fullest, but that doesn't mean it isn't true. Racism is alive and well and in these situations it is often hidden. It's done in a very subtle and genteel way.
As far as your claims about not being accepted by the African-American community, I think I will stay away from that. Suffice it to say I think it's BS and your explanation kind of gives that away.
At any rate, you should check out ALL of the sororities...including the black ones....instead of just automatically shying away from them.
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