A University newspaper has exposed a sorority on campus that chooses their pledges based on their race.
Alpha Gamma Delta member Melanie Gotz went public with her discontent about her sorority's policies on letting in "black" recruits.
"People are too scared of what the repercussions are of maybe taking a black girl," Gotz told The Crimson White. "That's stupid, but who's going to be the one to make that jump? How much longer is it going to take till we have a black girl in a sorority? It's been years, and it hasn't happened."
The potential recruit was not named, but her qualifications were: she had a 4.3 GPA in high school, was salutatorian of her graduating class and has direct links to The University of Alabama.
An anonymous member of University's Delta Delta Delta sorority said she has experienced the same when considering black recruits, alleging alumnae interfered with pledging the same black student into their sorority.
The Tri Delta member told the student newspaper it would have been an honor to recruit the girl in question.
"Not a lot of rushees get awesome scores," the Tri Delta member said. "Sometimes sisters [of active members] don't get that. [She] got excellent scores. The only thing that kept her back was the color of her skin in Tri Delt. She would have been a dog fight between all the sororities if she were white."
Since The Crimson White broke the news, USA Today reports the school is investigating their sororities' polices:
"UA is working with our local chapters and their national organizations to remove any barriers that prevent young women (both the prospective new members and the chapter members) from making the choices they want to make," read an emailed statement from Deborah Lane, the school's associate vice president for university relations.
"The University administration, the members of our local chapters and the vast majority of our alumni fully believe that this is the right time to do the right thing, and we are committed to ensuring that all students have access to and can choose from multiple opportunities that match their personal interests and goals."
