Gay? In Greek life? Here’s what you need to know.
Contents:
- THE LAMBDA: ALL THGS GAY & FRATERNAL
- WHAT BEG GAY A SORORY IS ACTUALLY LIKE
- THE INS AND OUTS OF BEG GAY A SORORY
- GAY AND GREEK: THE EXPERIENCE OF BEG GAY AND A ATERNY
- WHAT BEG GAY A SORORY IS ACTUALLY LIKE
THE LAMBDA: ALL THGS GAY & FRATERNAL
I want people to know that we gays, though small number, are here, and we want you. Let’s slowly work to overthrow the straight people’s domance of Greek life — om the si. * gay sorority *
This igned an on-mp bate about whether to abolish UW’s Greek system, mirrorg a natnal nversatn about racism, sexism and homophobia Greek life as a whole. Eykel me out as gay the summer before his sophomore year.
The club exists to nnects queer stunts livg wh the heterocentric and sometim-homophobic Greek world to each other. “I really see Greek Pri as one of the ways that the Greek system surviv, ” Haney the fall of 2019, two gay sorory women a relatnship found Greek Pri. “It’s very obv as a gay person that no one is helpg me here, ” Haney said.
“Homosexualy is almost passively disuraged by beg pletely ignored, ” Haney said. Greek Pri as an alternativeIn Greek Pri, queer stunts rved out a gayer, more fortable existence wh a tradnal system.
WHAT BEG GAY A SORORY IS ACTUALLY LIKE
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It’s nice to talk wh people about gay culture, history and art when normally that “knowledge jt ss ad you, ” Haney said. ”One of the other pots of pa for queer stunts is how some the Greek system flg homophobic slurs around, Eykel said. But, the three years he’s been at UW, he’s seen a crease how often people e “gay” a rogatory way or e homophobic slurs.
Eykel, who is his aterny’s recment chair, said he’s add two other gay members to his aterny.
The gay muny often the Greek symbol Lambda bee means “change. Delta Lambda Phi, a natnal aterny wh open acceptance of gay and bisexual men, Lambda Delta Lambda a lbian-oriented sorory, and the anizatn Lambda 10 are actively seekg chang the acceptance of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, qutng, and tersex people the Greek muny.
THE INS AND OUTS OF BEG GAY A SORORY
“Lambda Delta Lambda will be creasg s membership this quarter wh a large pledge class, and this is due to creased visibily the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, qutng, and tersex muny at events, such as the LGBTQI nference that was held at UC Davis this year. The Lambda 10 Project is an anizatn that regniz gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr issu and provis members wh tnal rourc applible for Greek life. Shane Wdmeyer, a Phi Delta Theta at Emporia State Universy, created the Lambda 10 Project the fall of 1995 to te Greeks agast homophobia.
“L10 is an rmatn clearghoe and onle muny for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr aterny and sorory issu. Delta Lambda Phi is a natnal aterny for gay, bisexual, and progrsive men. “It don’t matter if you’re gay, bisexual, or straight.
“We have most of the siari to other aterni on mp, other than we are jt more open and acceptg of homosexualy, ” said Mfsky.
GAY AND GREEK: THE EXPERIENCE OF BEG GAY AND A ATERNY
A Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer/qutng/Same Genr Lovg aterny or sorory is a Greek Letter Organizatn which exists for service and fellowship wh those muni. Like all baby gays, I clung to the words of YouTuber Shannon Beveridge her “Beg Gay a Sorory” vio where she shar the difficult experienc she had endured her chapter. While I uld go on and on about how much I appreciate the nstant support I get beg gay my chapter, would be naive to let go of the mor stggl I also al wh.
My iend who is gay and a aterny felt so prsured to “nquer” women by his peers his aterny that he end up qutng his sexualy, nvced he was fallg for a girl. Over time I’ve bee creasgly secure about beg gay such a straight-domated space — which has ed me to avoid speakg out about the issu I face for fear of beg misunrstood.
WHAT BEG GAY A SORORY IS ACTUALLY LIKE
For me, changg this starts wh not beg aaid of openly intifyg as gay wh sorory spac. When she saw my flag, her face changed and she asked, “There are gay people this sorory?
Dpe the stutnal barriers that keep Greek life sulated om makg progrs diversy and cln, I want people to know that we gays, though small number, are here, and we want you. And to top all off: I’m gay and beg a sorory are two scriptors that typilly aren’t associated wh each other. ” A mon worry was that sisters might thk, “beg gay means beg super sexual wh other girls… Like they’re sred that me beg their iend means me wantg to f*ck them, ” acrdg to one person.