Male "Sorority" Controversy at Tennessee State

[kathykd2005]

Interesting blog I stumbled upon about transgender members of sororities...

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2007/...-ready-to.html

[pinkies up]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Interesting blog I stumbled upon about transgender members of sororities...

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2007/...-ready-to.html

Wow. This is too much for me to digest. Personally, I feel that my sorority is for women who were born women. I don't have a problem with someone changing their sex, but why not come up with your own sorority. I say this because I cannot call someone my Soror if they are really my "frat".

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by pinkies up

Wow. This is too much for me to digest. Personally, I feel that my sorority is for women who were born women. I don't have a problem with someone changing their sex, but why not come up with your own sorority. I say this because I cannot call someone my Soror if they are really my "frat".

It raises some interesting questions! I personally feel the same way.

[OneTimeSBX]

wow @ above transgender link.

it is hard to be open-armed and welcoming, and exclusive at the same time. someone, somewhere gets their feelings hurt. the thing most people dont realize is transgendered people are often not gay. their bodies develop as the opposite sex as their hormones tell them they are. they truly dont feel like "themselves" until their operations are complete.

i would hope that, one day, a D9 org or any other GLO for that matter could welcome people in that situation. there is no telling how much good they could do our communities and orgs.

[Ilaria Ame]

Originally Posted by pinkies up

Wow. This is too much for me to digest. Personally, I feel that my sorority is for women who were born women. I don't have a problem with someone changing their sex, but why not come up with your own sorority. I say this because I cannot call someone my Soror if they are really my "frat".

i don't like the idea of men who had sex change operations because they are "women at heart" (read: gay) joining my org, but i don't personally have a problem with true transgender women who were just "born with something extra" joining at all. although we've never had such a women seek membership...

[tauforlife1987]

Coming from a IFC perspective this is insane! I couldn't imagine a bunch of girls knowing our ritual and calling themselves TAUS! I think the world has forgotten what a fraternitiy and sorority are! Being Greek used to be an honor back in my parents days, only the best and the brightest. It used to be a great American tradition and now it has been abominated into something sick and gross. Now I want to point out not because these guys are homosexual, are organization promotes that we "know no north, no south, no east, no west, but to know man as man." As long as men period love my organization and keep the ritual alive by becoming living examples i don't care who they LOVE! But i have a huge problem with the ritual of AKA being trampled like that. Regardless if we don't like every person in every organization we are to respect and honor everyone elses ritual by keeping our noses out of it. Ritual is personal and sacred. My big bro always has a comment about how our ritual is his CHURCH! He always says don't mess with my church and that should go with everyone. Good luck to all you AKA's who are trying to live up to your values and ritual. I don't know much about ur history, but I know you weren't built on hate, and id hate to see such a prominent organization lose there focus because of a bunch of impostors. But either way good luck ladies, and i believe you have the entire support from the REAL greek community.

ATO: tau for life