And the Blackest Chi Omega Award Goes To...

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by lil_sunshine
I'm bringing this up just to clarify to some of the previous posters that Candice Poole is a Caucasian student and a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

After reading and re-reading this article (and being almost completely thrown off), my guess is that this story is controversial because a Caucasian female student (who also happens to be a member of an HBGLO) was given an award for being the "Blackest" (read: most ghetto) Chi Omega and she's not even a member of the org who gave the award. She just happened to cater the event. I agree with jitterbug13 that the writer must repeat Journalism 101.

Poor chile. This is really bad.....

The article clearly states that there are no Black members of Chi Omega at Kent State.

The article also states that Candice Poole, the Black student, member of Zeta Phi Beta, is a student manager of dining/banquet services who was at the banquet working and heard the award.

A member of Chi Omega at Kent State who is NOT BLACK received the award as Blackest member award which could be translated to the Most Ghetto Member of the Kent State chapter of Chi Omega.

And it only took me one read to get this.

[starang21]

Originally posted by ilikehazing
It would've upset me to be called Black too.

Honestly, I think the stereotype that Black is "ghetto" is seen EVERY DAY. Do you never watch MTV or BET? Everytime I turn it on it's a trashy African American screaming, listening to rap music, having promiscous sex, talking almost exclusively about sex, making jokes about the white race (which you most certainly would know that whites could not make jokes about blacks), etc.

Bill Cosby is one of the few stand-up guys in the Black community. I really admire him.

^^^ ignorant.

[starang21]

Originally posted by AznSAE
what if its the other way around? say someone in a multicultural organization recieves the "most whitest bread" award, what would happen?

i think "most prejudiced" or "most bigoted" award would be a good one. i wonder who'd get pissy if they won it?

hmmm.....

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
The article clearly states that there are no Black members of Chi Omega at Kent State.

The article also states that Candice Poole, the Black student, member of Zeta Phi Beta, is a student manager of dining/banquet services who was at the banquet working and heard the award.

A member of Chi Omega at Kent State who is NOT BLACK received the award as Blackest member award which could be translated to the Most Ghetto Member of the Kent State chapter of Chi Omega.

And it only took me one read to get this.

I hear ya, but sometimes we read too fast and miss key points and have to go back and re-read. It happens all the time when reading posts on here, e.g., mistaking someone saying a Z Phi B catered the event as Z Phi B the organization catered the event.

[AznSAE]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
And it only took me one read to get this.

same here. i didnt see anything confusing in the words and understood it the after the first reading.

[xo_kathy]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
The article clearly states that there are no Black members of Chi Omega at Kent State.

Where does it state this?

[AznSAE]

Originally posted by xo_kathy
Where does it state this?

i dont think it was clearly stated, but in the third paragraph last line, it said something about candice not seeing any other black members there. so i guess that is where the assumptions came in.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
While at the formal, she said she didn't see any other black women there.

My fault. I inferred incorrectly from this that there are no Black members of Chi O @ Kent State.

[lil_sunshine]

Originally posted by ladygreek
I hear ya, but sometimes we read too fast and miss key points and have to go back and re-read. It happens all the time when reading posts on here, e.g., mistaking someone saying a Z Phi B catered the event as Z Phi B the organization catered the event.

My sentiments exactly.

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
I didn't see Kent anywhere in the article. It's sort of confusing because the source isn't stated until you click on the link.


Edited for spelling.

The contact info right before the link to the article implies Kent State. And since the article was written for the Kent State daily, the author probably felt no need to include the school in the text.
But, I hear ya. We need to be clear up front about the source when we post news articles.

[lil_sunshine]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
The article clearly states that there are no Black members of Chi Omega at Kent State.

The article also states that Candice Poole, the Black student, member of Zeta Phi Beta, is a student manager of dining/banquet services who was at the banquet working and heard the award.

A member of Chi Omega at Kent State who is NOT BLACK received the award as Blackest member award which could be translated to the Most Ghetto Member of the Kent State chapter of Chi Omega.

And it only took me one read to get this.

Thanks for further clarification, although I received some of the same clarification from lilsunshine214 and TristanDSP on the previous page. I had a "Blonde moment" while reading this article, it happens. Especially since my eyes are a bit tired and it's after 7PM.

[AznSAE]

Originally posted by ladygreek
The contact info right before the link to the article implies Kent State.

also, its in the 8th paragraph where it lists those who are to attend the meeting.

It took one read for me as well and I don't see why everyone got so confused.

Rather than repeat what others have already said...

Didn't a GC PNM go XO at Kent State last year? Or was it the year before?

[AznSAE]

Originally posted by OTW
It took one read for me as well and I don't see why everyone got so confused.

Rather than repeat what others have already said...

Didn't a GC PNM go XO at Kent State last year? Or was it the year before?

it must be a non-white thing, lol.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by AznSAE
it must be a non-white thing, lol.

LMAO