just noticing

As an African American woman who is a member of a mid-tier sorority at Mizzou, I implore you to ignore than W/E just posted. I don't know who she is, but she certainly does not represent most of the women I came across during formal rush and in my three years as a member of the Greek system. Most people I know are not as ignorant, defensive, judgmental or ill-informed as she is. Yes, racism certainly exists on this campus, just as it does on any campus (or anyplace where 25,000 people from all backgrounds gather). But I have found that people here actually are more open-minded than I expected and are more than willing to listen instead of preach and lecture about what we are or are not supposed to think. As an aside, I hope you will reconsider about going through rush as a freshman. Yes, you may feel as if you aren't ready to make a decision or commitment, but everyone is in the same boat. You have a much better chance of joining as a freshman than as a sophomore, and COB-ing is a joke. No one knows the rules and the playing field may or may not be as level as it is during formal rush. The best way to see how you are treated is formal rush, where you can compare all of the houses under similar circumstances.