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Old 02-05-2003, 03:12 AM
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Sometimes I think far too much is made out of the whole geographic distinctions and race argument. One of my closest friends became a Delta Sigma Theta at a historically black college. She's mentioned to me that if she'd gone to one of the other schools in that city that she might have chosen to join a different sorority.

The fact that I joined Alpha Phi has something to do with the strength of the International organization to be sure, but it speaks more to the caliber of women I met locally. If I lived in Birmingham, Alabama I might not have become an Alpha Phi - not because they wouldn't have extended me a bid becuase of my race, but because I might not have gotten along with them period. By the same token, I might not have become a Sigma Gamma Rho, for example, because we might not have been a good match for each other.

What I'm trying to say is sharing ethnic heritage is no guarantee that you'll automatically be accepted by the group of your choice. Does it increase the likelihood that you'll become a member? Yes. Should it? In my opinion, absolutely not.

And I hate to be the stickler over semantics, but if six black women stated interest in NPC recruitment, it's not exactly correct to say that there was no interest whatsoever. Furthermore, the fact that there are black women looking into joining/founding a multicultural greek organization says (to me, anyway) that there are women from a variety of ethnic backgrounds who are looking for an alternative.

Just this Phi's opinion!
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