A totally honest thread...from long long ago

[ellebud]

I remember the thread from the girl who was a pnm at UT. There were FAR more layers to this young woman's story. She, while Jewish, referred to Jews as "you" Jews. (I don't remember if this was in a thread or a private message.) At a very basic level she was searching not to find a home but to reinvent herself with a new identity. I also find it hard to believe that young women who want to signal that they want to be available to all types of sororities would wear a cross (if Jewish) or a Star of David (if Christian). When one wants to be available to all houses (if there is open religious bidding) there are ways to let people know, as opposed to wearing a treasured symbol of a religion (Christian or Jewish) as a sort of "Hey, I'm available!" sign. (I am aware that the signal, "Hey I'm Jewish/Christian and I want you to know!" is fine, but then a pnm isn't taking another's religious identity as a frivolity.)

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by ellebud

I remember the thread from the girl who was a pnm at UT. There were FAR more layers to this young woman's story. She, while Jewish, referred to Jews as "you" Jews. (I don't remember if this was in a thread or a private message.) At a very basic level she was searching not to find a home but to reinvent herself with a new identity. I also find it hard to believe that young women who want to signal that they want to be available to all types of sororities would wear a cross (if Jewish) or a Star of David (if Christian). When one wants to be available to all houses (if there is open religious bidding) there are ways to let people know, as opposed to wearing a treasured symbol of a religion (Christian or Jewish) as a sort of "Hey, I'm available!" sign. (I am aware that the signal, "Hey I'm Jewish/Christian and I want you to know!" is fine, but then a pnm isn't taking another's religious identity as a frivolity.)

Totally agreed about the earlier UT thread where the PNM was saying some really inappropriate things. That's why I haven't bothered to look up that thread to help her or anything.

I can't emphasize enough that I have no first-hand knowledge of this situation at UT myself. I was totally floored by the woman who told me this in the first place and didn't know whether to believe it. Lady Longhorn says she's never heard it so maybe it's totally false. I just can't imagine where it even came from though, if there's nothing to it.

The only explanation I could think of is that the top tier Jewish sorority at UT, as Lady Longhorn notes, is much sought-after, and in a tight timed situation, chapters might cut a Jewish woman if they weren't sure she was interesting in joining them, thinking she was only pursuing the Jewish orgs. But again, as you said, there seem to be other ways to signal that besides wearing a symbol of a religion that's not yours.

I don't mean to cause controversy, I was just shocked to have this paraded in front of me in the 21st century and thought it was interesting/relevant to this thread - whether true or not.