In 2013, Alpha Gamma Delta senior Melanie Gotz made national headlines when she revealed that sorority hopefuls were being cut from rush based on race. Her allegations shed light on the entrenched segregation within the University of Alabama’s Greek system — a system that, in over 100 years, had extended a bid to just one Black woman. Read Abbey and Matt’s reporting: https://thecrimsonwhite.com/16498/news/the-final-barrier-50-years-later-segregation-still-exists/ For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What was the 2013 sorority recruitment controversy?
Chapter 2: How does the University of Alabama's Greek life reflect segregation?
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I want to take you to a scene in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Men are in Confederate uniforms, women in antebellum hoop skirts. They're marching through the streets of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This isn't a scene from the Civil War. This is Old South, an annual parade at the University of Alabama. It's hosted by one of the fraternities. Noticeably absent from the parade are any Black men or women.
Because at the time of this scene, fraternities and sororities remain segregated at the university. The year? It's 2013. I'm Margo Gray. This week on Campus Files, the University of Alabama reckons with its segregated sorority system.
So I am from Alabama and went to University of Alabama from 2010 to 2014.
This is Abby Crane. She's a third-generation University of Alabama student.
Really not a whole lot went into choosing my school. My dad went to Alabama and my grandfather on my mom's side went to Alabama.
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