The University Of Alabama's Backward Greek System Should Have Been Fixed 20 Years Ago
Among other points, the article established that there were no Black women in any UA Panhellenic sororities, and those that went through formalized rush were uniformly rejected by the houses. Many current sorority women blamed this on their alumni and chapter advisors, who allegedly interfered with the recruitment process.
However, none of these problems are new. Worse, both the segregation of the Greek system and the inordinate power of UA secret society "The Machine" - which some students say is responsible for the lack of diversity - have been written about for at least 20 years.
Below are two excerpts from a 1992 Esquire magazine cover story on UA's Greek system, both of which seemingly could have been written this year:
After the Crimson White's recent article and the ensuing national media coverage, UA's administration has taken steps to insure that the Greek system does not remain segregated. But it is remarkable that it took this long to address what appears to be a long-standing systematic issue.