Sorority Urged Members to Lie in Blood Drive

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Originally posted by AXJules
But I will say that a lot of chapters on campus stress that you can give and insist they use the "Do Not Use This Blood" sticker- if anyone reads the article in the Missourian, that's what the GPhi blood coordinator was getting at. She wanted them to lie, and then tell the Red Cross not to use the blood. Not much better, but different than what the above article leads you to think.

You're right that's not much better; but, I still don't agree with that concept. I don't think it's appropriate to waste the time and supplies of the American Red Cross employees by lying one's way onto the table and then saying "Oh, by the way, don't use that blood."

Here in San Diego, the American Red Cross has reported in recent times that they have a dangerously low blood supply. It just seems very wrong to "get their hopes up" about how many students are donating only to have a percentage of them insist that their blood not be used. Come on! This blood is meant to save people's lives!! Why does it have to be a "competition"?

I like the previously mentioned suggestion of having people get credit for at least attempting to donate.

.....Kelly