University of Alabama sororities are racist against blacks [View all]

[CreekDog]

Tuscaloosa - Following multiple sororities' rejection of a "perfect candidate" because she is black, University of Alabama President Judy Bonner acknowledged that the school's Greek system remains racially segregated and promised to take steps to address the issue.

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"Today the eyes of the nation are once again on the University of Alabama," Bonner said. "This time, it's because our Greek system remains segregated, and chapter members admit that during the recruitment process that ended a few weeks ago, decisions were made based on race."

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One of those decisions, which made national headlines, involved the blanket rejection by all 16 Greek sororities of what the UA student newspaper, the Crimson White, called "the perfect sorority pledge on paper." The young woman, who wishes to remain anonymous out of fear for her personal safety, had impeccable credentials.

According to the White:
This candidate was what most universities would consider a prime recruit for any organization, sorority or otherwise. She had a 4.3 GPA in high school, was salutatorian of her graduating class and comes from a family with deep roots in local and state public service and a direct link to the University of Alabama.

There was just one problem: the young woman is black.

When Melanie Gotz, a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority-- one of the Greek letter organizations the rejected black woman sought to join, asked her sorority sisters if they really weren't going to "talk about the black girl," she was met with silence.

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