Rush, Race, Sororities
OK, I'll ask the question. If the goal is to integrate college sororities, why do the black and white sororities have separate rushes? If all the young women went through rush together, at the same time, and saw all the houses, together, would that not solve the "problem"? Yes, every greek house has the right to choose their own members. Do the sororities get to see any non-white candidates as rush is structured now? Are any white women given the opportunity to see the unique features of black sororities? When the Alpha Gams got hammered last year at Georgia because a black candidate was not given a bid, the sorority's lawyer shut down the University's sanctimony very quickly. He simply asked if it was true that the university itself held two separate rushes, one for blacks and one for whites. The answer was yes. The universities should not try to tell any sorority who to bid. For the record, I do not care whether sororities integrate or not; I want them to have the members they want. My chapter has several black members, but that's no one's business but ours. Fraternities have a different rush structure.
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