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They did. And I'm sure gphi would as well. Not everyone is so obsessed with the machine especially after the way they've treated some houses.
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#3by: Theta
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by: Nana
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They quit out of disgust for what The Machine did to her and the embarrasing national press they earned.
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by: Go Theta!
A Bama alumna of Alpha Kappa Alpha posted this to a popular national discussion board for African-American women called Lipstick Alley:
When I was down at Alabama, we held a march and walked down Sorority Row (Magnolia and Colonial Drive). If I remember correctly, we were protesting the treatment of our Black Homecoming Queen, who had been crowned during halftime of our football game. A large section of white Greeks (male and female) turned their backs to her in the stands. The gesture was very obvious, it was very rude, and it was very stupid. The Machine was mad because black students (and many independent white students) banded together and voted for the young lady to be homecoming queen.
When we marched, every single sorority house closed their shutters and curtains. The ONLY white sorority house that DID NOT DO THAT was KAPPA ALPHA THETA SORORITY. We were holding candles, and as we marched past their sorority house, many of their members came outside holding candles while dressed in long gowns. They stood there singing the same thing that we were singing.
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That was over 20 years ago. Whats the point? That they (the machine) are still the same? We could make that point about many people, institutions, organizations from 20 years ago.
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Her name is Melinda Riley. She's the daughter of former Alabama governor Bob Riley and was a Phi Mu at Alabama back in the 90s. She ran against the machine candidate even after being threatened by the machine. She was physically assaulted by representatives of the machine after she refused to drop out. After that, SGA was disbanded for two years at UA and Kappa Alpha Theta dropped their membership from the machine.
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It means that DDD will be just fine. They have no reason to worry about anything and will likely receive support. But it will force ZBT to show their hand-either this will be resolved in a "peaceful", under the table way...or it won't be. And if it's not, I damn sure wouldn't want to be ZBT at the point.
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Speaking as an out of state pnm (now new member) the whole machine thing is one reason that out of state girls prefer the houses not in the machine. It just sounds like the mafia and from what I've read they tell you who to vote for, control swaps, etc. You grew up with it, but for the rest of us it's weird.
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Not true. May be reason it influenced YOU but you are the exception to the norm. I guarantee you most 'new members' had no idea of 'the machine' nor cared.
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^^^^ This is FUNNY A.F. and THE BEST posting I've seen on here in a long time! L.M.S.A.O.!!!!!!!!
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by: Nana
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Active is 100% correct. The only sororities NOT in the machine are Theta, Gamma Phi, and APhi. The other 13 are members of the machine.
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by: APhi is not machine.....
..and look at what the machine tried to do to them with a huge campaign....
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i heard theta was invited but they denied
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