Penn State Chi O Under Investigation

[AOII Angel]

Hopefully this will lead to something good. Exposure to other cultures by sensitivity programming, that I'm sure will be a part of the sanctions imposed by Chi O HQ, will be eye opening for this group and maybe the entire Greek Community. In some quarters discrimination against Hispanics, especially Mexicans, has taken root due to the contentious debate on immigration reform. Sometimes we need to be reminded that there are real people on the other end of the debate and not just caricatures.

[LatinaAlumna]

Interestingly, Chi Omega apologized to NALFO:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/100750107/N...ment.NALFO.PDF

Personally, I'd rather see an apology from the Penn-dejas in question than their national president.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

Interestingly, Chi Omega apologized to NALFO:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/100750107/N...ment.NALFO.PDF

Personally, I'd rather see an apology from the Penn-dejas in question than their national president.

Agreed!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

Penn-dejas i

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Brilliant.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

Personally, I'd rather see an apology from the Penn-dejas in question than their national president.

[33girl]

^^That bird? WANT.

[janssen2010]

i thought it was a funny social and screw whoever thought it was racist grow a sense of humor and stop getting so critical of people dang

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by janssen2010

i thought it was a funny social and screw whoever thought it was racist grow a sense of humor and stop getting so critical of people dang

Punctuation is your friend.

[chi-o_cat]

I have found something could related to this situation, or it could be just a well-timed coincidence, but the effects of this becoming a big news story could actually be making people re-think party themes that may be culturally inappropriate.

There are a certain type of specialty charter cruises for adults only (let's just leave it at that). Typically every night of the cruise is a theme party- Rock N Roll, Mardi Gras, Pirates, whatever. The themes are usually announced a few months in advance to give people time to obtain their costumes & accessories.

For one of the upcoming cruises, one of the theme nights was, yes, Mexican, and was described as follows:

Wear your straw hat, poncho, and fake moustache.* Bring a stuffed Chihuahua, some maracas and get ready to dance to some of the best Latin dance music around. Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of tequila and cervezas for you. While you are in Playa Del Carmen, shop for some great authentic outfits or some great lightweight linens or cotton styles.

*Sound familiar?

Well, yesterday one of the cruise organizers announced that Mexican night has been replaced with Fetish Night. I can't help but wonder if there's a connection...

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by janssen2010

i thought it was a funny social and screw whoever thought it was racist grow a sense of humor and stop getting so critical of people dang

How do you grow humor?

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

How do you grow humor?

See below:

Originally Posted by janssen2010

Agreed plus forcing them to go co-ed defeats what the core of a fraternity or sorority is....i like that alumni are threatening with holding donations just hope there is enough money at stake that the school releases how ridiculous this idea is

Punctuation is not the only problem here. Oh my.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AzTheta

See below:



Punctuation is not the only problem here. Oh my.

Yeah, I'm not even touching the lack of insight or logic.

[SWTXBelle]

It's been over 20 years since I was a chapter adviser so things probably have changed. I remember approving/disapproving themes for events.

My question - Do chapters still have to run mixer themes past an adviser? If not, situations like this certainly suggest to me that it might be a good idea. If so, some advisers need more cultural awareness.

[AZTheta]

Fetish Night? Oh BOY. Sign me up. Right away.

ETA: oh, nevermind.

[SWTXBelle]

True - although NOW it certainly will.