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Originally Posted by pinapple
I think most people on these boards know I am a huge supporter of the Greek Community at UT. I consider myself to VERY panhellenic, and I also consider myself to be reasonable. Just because those above statements are true, does not mean it is okay to sweep under the rug a major issue on campus right now that pertains to all Greeks. It does not matter if I am or not a part of either group. Certainly if everyone steps back you have to realize that harm was done. Both of these houses have women of hispanic heritage as well as actives and as new members. (very few...but they exist) How do you think they feel in this situation? And when it first went down, instead of doing immediate damage control, they played the "no comment card" which only put fuel on the fire. The apology came out late last night but for the people they offended, it came out of pressure, not because it was the right thing to do.
Behavior like this only fuels the stereotypes of the Greek community. Stereotypes that are fought against every single day. As far as the "callout" of the specific groups, I didn't call them out, the media called them out and frankly the behavior is what got them in the hot water, not me personally. And although this started in the Burnt Orange Report, the Daily Texan has run multiple reports on this and a local news station picked it up yesterday.
http://dailytexanonline.com/news/201...aises-concerns
http://dailytexanonline.com/news/201...ccused-of-bias
http://dailytexanonline.com/news/201...-out-apologies
Just to add...there are people on this campus that work very hard to make the relationship between the University and the Greek community a positive one. This work is literally exposed into rubble when things like this occur. This is what I have a problem with. |
Damage control was probably being done on the national level, and until the national officers of the sororities determined the appropriate course of action, the collegiate members were most likely told to avoid speaking with the media or issuing any statements whatsoever.
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