Being Gay and Greek

[AngelPhiSig]

Originally posted by UNFSigmaChi
Its not necesarily that I hate gay people..i mean hey i work at TGI Fridays in Florida, its like gay server central,
So are you saying that people that work at Fridays are gay? My aunt is a manager there, and she isnt. I LOVE how youre steriotyping... that must mean that if a guy is in the band, or dances, or acts that he IS gay, since youre saying that the people at Fridays are... *shrug*

but according to the ideals and values of which my Fraternity stands, I know that gay men shouldn't be allowed.
Again, does your ritual say IN WRITING that gays arent allowed? Then Im sorry, they are permitted... and thats also a form of discrimination, which hmmm... is a no-no.

I have met a couple gay sigma chi's and i've told them that since they are initiated I have to treat them as a brother, but i wish they hadn't been initiated and don't feel they are following our founders principals.
*claps* bravo! Youve just won my idiot award! How can you say you are a upstanding member of your org, when you openly tell your BROTHERS that you basically hate them? And can I say one word= HOMOPHOBIC. You are insecure in your sexuallity arent you?

And yes if I found out that one of my pledges were gay I would expell them.
Well then you may be losing a really great member.

I also feel that a gay Sigma Chi would not and can not represent my Fraternity well.
How? You arent representing your fraternity well at the moment.

Now if your organization's ritual allows gay men or women that is fine, but not mine. I know im going to get blasted by people, but you have no idea what my fraternity stands for so don't tell me that I am wrong.
I know that your org most likely stands for tolerance and acceptance since thats what most greek orgs are based on- compassion and acceptance... hmmm

There is a gay Chi Phi at my school who I had to work with when i was in IFC who did a lot for his Fraternity, but he also caused them a lot of grief for being gay and it hurts their rush every semester as well.
I applaud my grandfathers fraternity for being so up-to-date and caring about character and not about what a person is or isnt. If someone says "I wont join a fraternity cos theres a gay guy in it" then you dont want him anyway.


What i meant by that is sigma chi has very strong christian backgrounds...
Gluttony is a sin. Binge drinking is gluttony. If we want to be strict biblical people here, we can say that most of us are sinners... and there fore you need to not be in your org if it is so tightly christian based.

And christianity doesn't except homosexuality.
this sentance makes no sense. Its ACCEPT - meaning to be okay with, not EXCEPT.

We should all accept and promote diversity...afterall sigma chi's spirit says men of different temperments, talents and convictions.
Re-read what you wrote. Think about it. Read it again. Think more. Youre a hypocrite.

But accepting gays into Sigma Chi is taking that spirit too far from what the founders intended it to mean.
Were you there at the founding? Or are you a founder reincarnated? Did you have a seance so you could talk to them? Did they deal with this back then? Im sure they didnt say.."Hmm, in the 1990's it will be more accepted (theres that word again!) to be homosexual- so we need to write in our ritual- NO GAYS"

And as far as affecting rush...here at UNF where the greek community represents 1% of the student population, it does hurt your rush to have an openly gay greek person in your Fraternity. Rushee's see this or hear about this and don't want to be apart of the now stereotyped "gay fraternity." Now at huge colleges where greek life is 30%+ then i could understand it not being that big of a problem during rush, but unfortunatly here it is.
If people really care about which is the "gay" fraternity, then you dont need them. Clarion has a small greek pop too and I could care less what sexual orientation someone has.


Phi Sigma Sigma was, is and always will be based upon acceptance, tolerance and diversity. We strive to attain our goals, and we TEACH acceptance. We are told to look at women for what theyve accomplished, and who they are... not who they like, the color of their skin or their financial backgrounds!!!!!!


-Ignorance and intolerance are the two deaths of our society-