Alabama recruitment fall-out

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Originally Posted by Tropical_Dancer

It seems to me that the article's author had a specific viewpoint that she wanted to support and found everything she could to support her viewpoint. Activist journalism 101.

I completely agree.

I didn't see the relevance to the race issue of much of what the article used to negatively depict the Greek system. To a casual reader unfamiliar with the system, it might leave the impression that the University shoulders the cost of the houses. The University is not being unfair or discriminatory by not providing housing to an org with 14 members.

I didn't find the part about cost relevant either -- other than to perpetuate the stereotype of Greeks as elitist rich kids. But the author's cherry pickin' did make me chuckle:

“It’s tradition and it’s a way of keeping resources amongst people who already have resources,” Hughey said. “It’s a club. And it’s a club that costs a great deal of money to join and be active in.”

According to the UA Panhellenic website, the average out-of-house living fees (meals and chapter fees) are $3,330 per semester, and the average in-house fees are $5,933 per semester.

And the 2013-2014 "in-dorm" fees? $5978.

I think the better story would have been to find these AA women who pledged NPC sororities after the president issued COB period and write about their experience. Even better would be to follow them during next year's formal recruitment.

Agree. These are the girls I would like to hear from as well. The interview with the active really didn't cover anything relevant.