On my campus we have both BGLO's and GLO's. I know that for my organization that yes we do have multi-racial sisters. We have sisters from many different walks of life. A few semesters ago, an African-American young lady decided to pledge us. She wanted us 110% and we wanted her 110% - she was an excellent student, friend, and pledge. She was in my family also!
Unfortunately she caught a lot of slack from her African-American "friends" (both those who were non-Greek as well as those in BGLO's), even though she remained friends with them (i.e., she didn't drop them when she got her letters). It was a very hard time for her and I talked with her daily about her choice to be a sister with us. By the end of the semester, however, she was exhausted from the stress and left the school to go to a community college where she could refocus on her grades! She ended up dropping all contact with both us and her other so-called friends.
I'm not trying to offend anyone, so please don't misunderstand...I know there are plenty of people who would have supported her decision either way. I just use "friends" because I think a true friend would stand by her decision and be her friend no matter what letters were across her chest! Due to all the negative posts I am worried that I will be misunderstood, so if I've worded something in a confusing manner, please let me know!
Also, I know that I can only speak for me - I know that there are people that would not be accepting of someone because of their skin color! But I am proud to say that I do not base my feelings of sisterhood with a woman because of this. I think we should join an organization because of the love in our hearts for it and the principles of its founding.
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