Are you a representative for your race?

[Sistermadly]

So does the responsibility/feeling of obligation only come into play when we're dealing with non-black folks, or do you feel a specific responsibility to us as well?

I mean - I'm a sister in a predominately white sorority. One of the reasons I decided to choose Alpha Phi was because I knew that somewhere, some black girl might see my face at recruitment or in some official capacity and realize that there's a home for her here, too. It wasn't about what the non-black people in the chapter would think of me, or whether I always feel on my guard, or that I'm representing all black women to the women in my chapter/in the Fraternity as a whole. Intrinsically, I know that might be partially true, but what they thought wasn't my main concern. Does that make sense? First and foremost, I'm thinking about making room for those who will ride on my coattails, so to speak. That's what I think of when I think of being a representative, about feeling some sort of obligation.