I did read the article. On the Chi Omega story, there was a whole section at the end about how good it was. Didn’t see that here. I know there is a real problem here–I know there are issues. One person doesn’t make the whole school racist. The school has several clubs, groups, and missions tied to diversity and welcoming people of all races, creeds, religious beliefs, etc. We just had an event where different colored strips of paper were tied to tree branches to represent the diversity of the student body. I think everyone is reacting this way because we’re outraged by the incident, and further outraged by the tone of this article. We ARE trying to fix it.
But when they respond swiftly, it’s good. When we launch an investigation, we’re “racist fucks” who need to “realize that your family money dating back to the plantation days is not a product of your family working hard” and need to acknowledge that this event was horrible? Guess what: we did, we’re appalled, and we’re being open about the situation and sparking a conversation among the campus community. Sounds like someone is a little biased towards sororities, no?
She basically called the entire school “racist fucks” who are essentially rich little white girls waiting to become trophy wives. Pretty sure that’s why everyone is pissed off. Plus the fact that she implies that none of us realize the significance of our history–pretty sure slavery was a thing everywhere. I mean everywhere, from the beginning of time, there was a race of people used to build nations. We have restored the slave cabin, all of us have gone to see the slave cemetery, and we all have recently seen a play juxtaposing the past with the present. We are not the first school to have something like this happen. There is one bad apple among us, and that’s supposed to be the whole school’s fault?
Also, I totally agree this is a problem we can solve, but not by using labels and stereotypes to deliver that message.
Exactly! Apparently the writer does not know that over 90% of students are receiving financial aid, and that most students rely on scholarships, loans, and grants to be able to attend SBC. A bunch of stereotypes and criticisms of Sweet Briar aren’t helping anyone get closer to finding the culprit. She is just perpetuating the kind of behavior she has just condoned.
As an alum of Sweet Briar, I am ashamed that this happened. All alums are completely shocked. However, we completely appreciate the President being so open and hard hitting on this issue. He has started an investigation, and is holding meetings about the issue to deal out some well deserved justice to the perpetrator. No one wants that to represent Sweet Briar, because that is the furthest from what our sisterhood is about.
I did read the article. On the Chi Omega story, there was a whole section at the end about how good it was. Didn’t see that here. I know there is a real problem here–I know there are issues. One person doesn’t make the whole school racist. The school has several clubs, groups, and missions tied to diversity and welcoming people of all races, creeds, religious beliefs, etc. We just had an event where different colored strips of paper were tied to tree branches to represent the diversity of the student body. I think everyone is reacting this way because we’re outraged by the incident, and further outraged by the tone of this article. We ARE trying to fix it.
But when they respond swiftly, it’s good. When we launch an investigation, we’re “racist fucks” who need to “realize that your family money dating back to the plantation days is not a product of your family working hard” and need to acknowledge that this event was horrible? Guess what: we did, we’re appalled, and we’re being open about the situation and sparking a conversation among the campus community. Sounds like someone is a little biased towards sororities, no?
She basically called the entire school “racist fucks” who are essentially rich little white girls waiting to become trophy wives. Pretty sure that’s why everyone is pissed off. Plus the fact that she implies that none of us realize the significance of our history–pretty sure slavery was a thing everywhere. I mean everywhere, from the beginning of time, there was a race of people used to build nations. We have restored the slave cabin, all of us have gone to see the slave cemetery, and we all have recently seen a play juxtaposing the past with the present. We are not the first school to have something like this happen. There is one bad apple among us, and that’s supposed to be the whole school’s fault?
Also, I totally agree this is a problem we can solve, but not by using labels and stereotypes to deliver that message.
Exactly! Apparently the writer does not know that over 90% of students are receiving financial aid, and that most students rely on scholarships, loans, and grants to be able to attend SBC. A bunch of stereotypes and criticisms of Sweet Briar aren’t helping anyone get closer to finding the culprit. She is just perpetuating the kind of behavior she has just condoned.
As an alum of Sweet Briar, I am ashamed that this happened. All alums are completely shocked. However, we completely appreciate the President being so open and hard hitting on this issue. He has started an investigation, and is holding meetings about the issue to deal out some well deserved justice to the perpetrator. No one wants that to represent Sweet Briar, because that is the furthest from what our sisterhood is about.