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I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hispanic and Black classmates were the norm when I went through school, graduating in 1972. So we're Asians, actually. But when I had a crush on an Asian guy in HS, my parents went ballistic! So, racial prejudice goes many ways. I don't like it and in my kids world, as an Air Force family, we lived and worked with people who followed the same rules and regulations and had the same opportunities, regardless of their race. I'm not going to claim to be colorblind, as that U.S. a hot button, but I gave spent a lot of my 61 years in situations where color blindness was the norm.
Today, almost 41 years after my Initiation, after almost 30 years as a volunteer on the International level, and with 4 daughters who are also sisters, I truly wonder why we are here. Why does the Greek system continue down the path of just killing itself? Why does the "we've always done it this way" attitude prevail? Why do alumnae continue to say they WERE an XYZ? Why do alumnae continue to support these stereotypes? I wonder if I can make a difference in the minds of the collegians I work with.
It's a very sad day for the overall Greek System.
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