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And like, they're not taking because she's black. Like they're automatically nixing her. And everyone's like, isn't that crazy? And it's not going to be talked about. So I'm like getting fired up.
And like, they're not taking because she's black. Like they're automatically nixing her. And everyone's like, isn't that crazy? And it's not going to be talked about. So I'm like getting fired up.
They don't want this to be discussed. They just are kind of like moving things along and they're like, okay, we're going to do this and this and, you know, this wraps up a great day. And I was like, are we not going to talk about the black girl that everyone has been talking about in the house all day?
They don't want this to be discussed. They just are kind of like moving things along and they're like, okay, we're going to do this and this and, you know, this wraps up a great day. And I was like, are we not going to talk about the black girl that everyone has been talking about in the house all day?
They don't want this to be discussed. They just are kind of like moving things along and they're like, okay, we're going to do this and this and, you know, this wraps up a great day. And I was like, are we not going to talk about the black girl that everyone has been talking about in the house all day?
Meaning that somebody wrote a letter saying, you know, this girl is not good for your sorority. She did something bad. She's in bad news. Something like that. Which is just like a lie or she wrote it or someone wrote it because they didn't want a black woman in the sorority.
Meaning that somebody wrote a letter saying, you know, this girl is not good for your sorority. She did something bad. She's in bad news. Something like that. Which is just like a lie or she wrote it or someone wrote it because they didn't want a black woman in the sorority.
Meaning that somebody wrote a letter saying, you know, this girl is not good for your sorority. She did something bad. She's in bad news. Something like that. Which is just like a lie or she wrote it or someone wrote it because they didn't want a black woman in the sorority.
So then like all these girls start speaking up and like saying all these things like, you know, we would love to be the first sorority to have a Black woman. We would like stand up for her. You know, if fraternities didn't want to have parties with us, because that was always a big concern, you know, we wouldn't want to have parties with that fraternity anyways.
So then like all these girls start speaking up and like saying all these things like, you know, we would love to be the first sorority to have a Black woman. We would like stand up for her. You know, if fraternities didn't want to have parties with us, because that was always a big concern, you know, we wouldn't want to have parties with that fraternity anyways.
So then like all these girls start speaking up and like saying all these things like, you know, we would love to be the first sorority to have a Black woman. We would like stand up for her. You know, if fraternities didn't want to have parties with us, because that was always a big concern, you know, we wouldn't want to have parties with that fraternity anyways.
But it just, it kept going and going and it was going nowhere. And at the end of the day, like the alumni, older women were the ones that handle the paperwork and like send it in. So there's really nothing we could do.
But it just, it kept going and going and it was going nowhere. And at the end of the day, like the alumni, older women were the ones that handle the paperwork and like send it in. So there's really nothing we could do.
But it just, it kept going and going and it was going nowhere. And at the end of the day, like the alumni, older women were the ones that handle the paperwork and like send it in. So there's really nothing we could do.
There's just a general feel of like the old South. You would drive by some of the fraternity houses. They have a giant Confederate flag hanging in a window. You hear people actually say the N-word in a way that isn't like in a rap song or something. Like it could be a very scary place for a Black person. And I remember... bringing a friend from high school that was black to visit.
There's just a general feel of like the old South. You would drive by some of the fraternity houses. They have a giant Confederate flag hanging in a window. You hear people actually say the N-word in a way that isn't like in a rap song or something. Like it could be a very scary place for a Black person. And I remember... bringing a friend from high school that was black to visit.
There's just a general feel of like the old South. You would drive by some of the fraternity houses. They have a giant Confederate flag hanging in a window. You hear people actually say the N-word in a way that isn't like in a rap song or something. Like it could be a very scary place for a Black person. And I remember... bringing a friend from high school that was black to visit.
And I was like, honestly nervous for her to like come into the sorority because it was entirely white women and black women were the women that served food to us. And it's just like, I was just worried for how she would feel.
And I was like, honestly nervous for her to like come into the sorority because it was entirely white women and black women were the women that served food to us. And it's just like, I was just worried for how she would feel.
And I was like, honestly nervous for her to like come into the sorority because it was entirely white women and black women were the women that served food to us. And it's just like, I was just worried for how she would feel.