Recently I was on Facebook when I saw that someone posted a link to a recent "sorority scandal" at University of Alabama. I clicked on it because my mom always talks about how much she loved her sorority in college but what I read in this article was quite disturbing. The full story can be found at the University's newspaper here but the gist of the story is that a black girl at the University of Alabama rushed to get in Delta Delta Delta and apparently had all of the qualifications and great scores from the other girls but when it came to deciding who gets in the sorority, the alumnae jumped in and according to anonymous girls in the sorority, the alumnae and president were the ones who did not let the girl in because she was black and the sorority was traditionally white. According to the article, the traditional white sorority at University of Alabama have not pledged a black girl since 2003 and she was the only one since! An anonymous member of the sorority said,“Not a lot of rushees get awesome scores,” the Tri Delta member said. “Sometimes sisters [of active members] don’t get that. [She] got excellent scores. The only thing that kept her back was the color of her skin in Tri Delt. She would have been a dog fight between all the sororities if she were white.” This whole scandal has caused a lot of outrage and protests across the country and I can understand why. This scandal seems very old fashioned to me and something that should not be happening now days. My mom always tells me how much of a positive impact her sorority had on her but clearly the alumnae could not let go of the past and how sororities used to traditionally be white. Overall it outrages me as well to know that the leaders of the Delta Delta Delta sorority at University of Alabama were more concerned with how their sorority appeared lined up across the front lawn of the house in a picture than the philanthropic side of it. Other sororities across the country have changed so why hasn't this one? Comments are very much appreciated!
Wow! Reading this article was shocking. I cannot believe this would still happen..... in 2013! Sororities seem like such a great college experience, and this definitely will change peoples minds about them. I hope this sorority can correct its mistake and make things right.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Grace. This is really incredible and it is hard to believe that something so blatantly racist could happen like this. However, I'm sure that many other cases of sorority an fraternity discrimination have occurred in the past years, but have not been publicized. It is a shock, but U have faith that this will set a precedent for other colleges to follow.
ReplyDelete