Retro on the Rocks with a Twist?

dukemama · #1 07-01-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Buttonz

Well, soccer is one of two

/mini-hijack (sorry)

Are AEPhi and SDT the only 2 sororities considered historically Jewish? I thought DPhiE was too (I know that it was founded by Jewish women and the only DPhiE I ever knew personally was Jewish as well). Just curious...

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BabyPiNK_FL · #2 07-01-2007, 08:41 PM

A lot of girls come to my school and assume they'll be DPhiE because they're Jewish-then they meet the chapter! Their all Hispanic and far from the "national stereotype". They are also one of DPhiE's largest chapters! After every recruitment we always hear the story "I'm Jewish so I was going to be a DPhiE, but..."!

violetpretty · #3 07-01-2007, 08:42 PM

Did she say in this thread if it is nationally Jewish or just happens to be Jewish? Because there are few more sororities at Maryland that are at least half Jewish other than AEPhi and SDT.

AlwaysSAI · #4 07-01-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dukemama

/mini-hijack (sorry)

Are AEPhi and SDT the only 2 sororities considered historically Jewish? I thought DPhiE was too (I know that it was founded by Jewish women and the only DPhiE I ever knew personally was Jewish as well). Just curious...

/end hijack

My SAI little, as I have said a few times, is an SDT legacy. She told me yesterday that while SDT is no longer a "jewish only" sorority, every chapter has to be completely one way or the other-fully jewish membership or fully non jewish membership. I don't know how true that is....but, I would assume she is right because her info came right from a sister.

dukemama · #5 07-01-2007, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

while SDT is no longer a "jewish only" sorority, every chapter has to be completely one way or the other-fully jewish membership or fully non jewish membership.

So what if an SDT legacy came through recruitment at a school where the SDT chapter was so-called "non-Jewish"; would that mean she couldn't receive a bid/pledge there? That doesn't seem fair.

violetpretty · #6 07-01-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

My SAI little, as I have said a few times, is an SDT legacy. She told me yesterday that while SDT is no longer a "jewish only" sorority, every chapter has to be completely one way or the other-fully jewish membership or fully non jewish membership. I don't know how true that is....but, I would assume she is right because her info came right from a sister.

I doubt that. That is blatant discrimination. Now, GLOs have the right to choose their members, but that scenario seems unlikely. There are non-Jewish members of SDT at Maryland, althought it is predominantly Jewish. I know at other schools, SDT isn't locally Jewish, but it wouldn't make sense that they'd be like "sorry, we can't take you even though you are a legacy to a "Jewish" chapter of SDT, this is a non-Jewish chapter." Maybe she was just referring to the fact that SDT is very Jewish at some campuses, diverse at others, and happens to have few if any Jewish women at others.

dukemama · #7 07-01-2007, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

I doubt that. That is blatant discrimination. Now, GLOs have the right to choose their members, but that scenario seems unlikely. There are non-Jewish members of SDT at Maryland, althought it is predominantly Jewish. I know at other schools, SDT isn't locally Jewish, but it wouldn't make sense that they'd be like "sorry, we can't take you even though you are a legacy to a "Jewish" chapter of SDT, this is a non-Jewish chapter." Maybe she was just referring that SDT is very Jewish at some campuses, diverse at others, and happens to have few if any Jewish women at other.

You read my thoughts! See above...

kathykd2005 · #8 07-01-2007, 08:47 PM

"Sigma Delta Tau is completely non-discriminatory in membership selection and each undergraduate chapter of SDT is entirely autonomous in their selection of members."
http://www.sigmadeltatau.com/
They must have been entirely Jewish at some point, but I don't think they are now. This sounds like if a chapter happens to be entirely Jewish, it's due to the members in that chapter, not National HQ.

AlwaysSAI · #9 07-01-2007, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kathykd2005

"Sigma Delta Tau is completely non-discriminatory in membership selection and each undergraduate chapter of SDT is entirely autonomous in their selection of members."

That's what I thought. But, I'm always kind of gullable and tend to believe something if the person has more credibility in the subject than I do.

Sorry guys!

dukemama · #10 07-01-2007, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

Sorry guys!

No need to apologize...this has given us something to discuss while we wait for Leslie Anne to finish her story! *hint hint* (although I didn't intend for my mini-hijack to take us off on this much of a tangent)

AlwaysSAI · #11 07-01-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dukemama

this has given us something to discuss while we wait for Leslie Anne to finish her story!

Yeah, Leslie, we're waiting.....*hint hint*

Tell us more!

come on, you know you want to!

susan314 · #12 07-01-2007, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dukemama

No need to apologize...this has given us something to discuss while we wait for Leslie Anne to finish her story! *hint hint* (although I didn't intend for my mini-hijack to take us off on this much of a tangent)

Seems like at least half of the retro recruitment stories have had an odd tangent go off in the middle.

UGAalum94 · #13 07-01-2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by susan314

Seems like at least half of the retro recruitment stories have had an odd tangent go off in the middle.

I think of it as just talking amongst ourselves at intermission between acts of the main drama.

susan314 · #14 07-01-2007, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

My SAI little, as I have said a few times, is an SDT legacy. She told me yesterday that while SDT is no longer a "jewish only" sorority, every chapter has to be completely one way or the other-fully jewish membership or fully non jewish membership. I don't know how true that is....but, I would assume she is right because her info came right from a sister.

I don't think that's true - she may have misinterpreted something. Unless something has really changed since my undergrad years.

We had an SDT chapter on my campus, and although the majority of members were Jewish it certainly wasn't a requirement. (efcheerBB was a member of SDT at my campus, albeit several years after me

...she should be able to confim that)

efcheerBB · #15 07-02-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by susan314

I don't think that's true - she may have misinterpreted something. Unless something has really changed since my undergrad years.

We had an SDT chapter on my campus, and although the majority of members were Jewish it certainly wasn't a requirement. (efcheerBB was a member of SDT at my campus, albeit several years after me

...she should be able to confim that)

When I joined SDT, out of my pledge class of 8, we were split 50/50. The following pledge class were all non-jews. I think things may have changed since then, but I am not aware of it. I do know we did a reorganization over the past couple of years so who knows...

As for the whole legacy thing, part of me wonders what it will be like for my sister if she goes to a school with SDT and decides to rush since we are not jewish...