The Conservative Cave
Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on September 19, 2013, 12:53:25 PM
-
Greek theater? Some say University of Alabama brass turned sorority discrimination protest into PR moment
http://blog.al.com/tuscaloosa/2013/09/segregation_march.html
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Though University of Alabama students, faculty and community members showed a united front Wednesday morning in gathering in front of Rose Administration building to protest Greek discrimination, some felt the student movement was co-opted by university administration for a positive PR moment.
Henry Perkins, a UA senior and an organizer of the event, said the march was originally planned as a sit-in on the steps of Rose.
Organizers kept the plans under wraps until Tuesday, when a student spoke about it in class. Word quickly spread and organizers were called in to meet with UA administration.
They claim sororities discriminate against Blacks by rejecting them. Many Whites are rejected by sororities.
-
So, how many whites got into the black sorority?
-
No Whites as far as I know. I never understood those racially segregated fraternities and sororities.
U of Alabama ends 'whites only' sororities
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0921/U-of-Alabama-ends-whites-only-sororities
Black women are joining traditionally white sororities at the University of Alabama amid efforts to end racial segregation within Greek-letter social groups, the head of the school said Friday.
University President Judy Bonner said 11 black students and three students from other minority groups received bids, or invitations, to join a historically white sorority. Of that group, four black students and two students from other minority backgrounds have accepted those invitations, Bonner said. She expected the numbers to rise as the academic year continues.
"I am confident that we will achieve our objective of a Greek system that is inclusive, accessible and welcoming to students of all races and ethnicities," Bonner said in a video statement. "We will not tolerate anything less."