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Originally posted by lambda10
My opinion on this post and others that say the list is not accurate or confirmed is that there are people who are not comfortable with the idea of gay members being in their fraternity/sorority and indentifying with their letters. But, that is the whole purpose of the listing to bring visibility, support and education. While Lambda 10 may never reach those who choose not to believe that there are indeed gay members in every fraternity/sorority, we will and have succeeded in supporting and educating gay and straight Greeks in understanding that hate and homophobia has no place in Greek Life.
Sincerely,
Shane Windmeyer
Lambda 10 Project
www.lambda10.org
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Shane,
Thank you for coming to GC to try to allay some of our concerns. Although I don't quite understand how we can have "inaccurate thoughts" I would just like to say that you are still missing the point on the above paragraph.
I'm not questioning the validity of the site because I feel "uncomfortable" with any of my sisters who choose to come out and list their names on it. The problem is that some people have identified chapters/members who have never existed. I would be upset if ANYONE - be it Mother Teresa, Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, whoever - represented herself as an Alpha Sigma Alpha when she was not. This board was similarly upset at an article in Us Magazine earlier this summer that identifed celebrities as members of groups that they did not belong to. Again, the problem was not that we disapproved of those people - we just did not want people who were not members to be labeled as such.
I hope you understand what the real issue is here and will do your best to correct any inaccuracies that are identified on your site. It will be a positive tool if used correctly.
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