Sorority in TX Opens Up Rush To Transgender Student

[DrPhil]

My reaction to this depends on the dynamics of the campus and the specifics of this transgendered student. There are different stages of being transgendered. The very fact that they said they welcome a "male student who identifies as transgendered" lets me know that they haven't figured this out yet. I always recommend holding off on things like this until the student knows what she or he is doing; the organization and chapter know what they're doing; and the school knows what it's doing. The exploratory stage is womp womp and isn't automatically progressive just because it is exploratory.

I don't think Kwame (blah name) will be extended a bid. If she is then it will most likely be to prove a point. No, sisterhood does not conquer all. It would conquer all if she was a she prior to coming to college and wasn't introduced as a "male student who identifies as transgendered." Blah.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

The very fact that they said they welcome a "male student who identifies as transgendered" lets me know that they haven't figured this out yet.

Yep. If they had, they would just say "she."

Just FYI, all the fraternities (except for a Pi Kappa Alpha chapter) and sororities at the university are locals.

[BraveMaroon]

I would assume that at 18, even if he's self-identified as female, there may not have been a lot he could do from a physiological standpoint to prepare for life as a woman.

I would think that unless his parents were on board years earlier, and they found a doctor who agreed, that he would probably be just now be at the age where he could start making medical steps to realizing his goal.

But everything I know about Transgender I learned on 20/20. So, there's that.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Yep. If they had, they would just say "she."

Just FYI, all the fraternities (except for a Pi Kappa Alpha chapter) and sororities at the university are locals.

Perhaps the local context can make the difference. Either way, she will probably always be known as the "male student who identifies as transgendered."