A totally honest thread...from long long ago

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by catiebug

How would you know a PNM was Jewish? Was it part of the rush application?

I'm sorry, I have not looked back at this thread in almost 6 months and just noticed this question....actually yes, in 1970 it was indeed on the application - a line next to "Religion?"
Yes, this was back when dinosaurs were stomping around and we reporters used typewriters...manual...not computers!
I went to a job interview in 1974 where they actually asked (ONLY) young women applicants when they intended to have children. Although that was pretty extreme, even back then!

[FSUZeta]

there was also a space on my 1975 rush application for religion. perhaps it mattered to some chapters on campus (i don't know for sure), but it did not matter in my chapter.

[honeychile]

I think I posted this in another thread, but while the religious "walls" were removed from NPC sororities on my campus, many sororities weren't going for it. When I was assistant to our Rush Chair, she sat down with the PNM list, and started scratching out the names of everyone whose name sounded even the littest bit Jewish. I called her on doing so, it became a huge issue, and I made my first call to Executive Headquarters. She received a call AND a letter, stating that every girl (we were girls then ) was to be considered on her own merits.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

I went to a job interview in 1974 where they actually asked (ONLY) young women applicants when they intended to have children. Although that was pretty extreme, even back then!

Heck, I went to a job interview in 1992 where I was asked if I was married and if I had children, and when I said no to both was asked why not. The dinos may be dying, but they sure ain't all dead.