University of Alabama Fall 2014 NPC Sorority Recruitment

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by unarose

I really don't think the entire chapter should be held responsible.

Should the entire chapter be punished? No. Should the entire chapter, and for that matter, pretty much every chapter, be instilling better values in their membership? Yes. Every NPC group that I know of has some kind of chapter development, and yet we see this shit on a regular basis. Why isn't the lesson "don't be a racist asshole" as important as "develop good study skills" or "write a stand-out resume"?

NPC groups really have a unique opportunity to engage in extra-curricular education of our membership, and yet I don't know a single one that prioritizes social justice in any meaningful way.

[unarose]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Should the entire chapter be punished? No. Should the entire chapter, and for that matter, pretty much every chapter, be instilling better values in their membership? Yes. … Why isn't the lesson "don't be a racist asshole" as important as "develop good study skills" or "write a stand-out resume"?

I completely agree with you on this, DBB. One of my first thoughts when I saw this was that perhaps part of the ~consequences from either Chi Omega nationals or UA could be some sort of "cultural sensitivity"* workshop that the entire sisterhood would be required to participate in.

*If anyone has a better way to describe it, by all means please use it. I simply could not think of one at the moment on my own.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by unarose

I completely agree with you on this, DBB. One of my first thoughts when I saw this was that perhaps part of the ~consequences from either Chi Omega nationals or UA could be some sort of "cultural sensitivity"* workshop that the entire sisterhood would be required to participate in.

*If anyone has a better way to describe it, by all means please use it. I simply could not think of one at the moment on my own.

Organizations shouldn't use diversity/cultural sensitivity training or workshops as a "consequence". These workshops are pointless and "check off the checklist" enough without being officially considered a reprimand. If these GLOs truly care they will discuss these topics as part of chapter development, NM interaction, and it would be discussed informally without needing to be required to discuss (to further debunk the notion that whites don't think about and casually talk about race, ethnicity, and culture--their own and that of other groups).

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Clicking on the link, it recants, saying it was a hoax. So yeah for that.

Hoax or not, this is a lackluster incident not worthy of being called "racist" and not worthy of too much attention. Except as an excuse for pre-existing racial tension so people can claim "we were doing soooooooo well until this happened."