Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, May 28, 1991, Page 3, Image 3

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    LETTERS
Disgusted
I am writing itv response In
Steven Weideman s ignorant
close minded letter \DIH Ma\
17).
I irsl ot all. I would like to
sa\ m a I iberal toned voii e
"speak tor yourself (lee I'he
tone is very similar, it not the
same, .is a conservative tone
Maybe von and a leu mein
hers ot voiir fraternity lee) the
same way hut the whole greek
system does not feel the same
way I am appalled and intiin
ated at how you have grouped
the whole greek system into
your beliefs
I am an at live member, in a
sorority I do not yvear tie dyes
1 actively supported the peace
protests and 1 love my country
II you would take the time to
cdui .ile voursell and look at all
sides of the spin trutn, then
Mini lie vou s\ ould he a heller
person, a person who ai c opts
people tor who tlle\ are not a
person who demeans others it
thc\ tail to he lie ve in vour
\ it*\\ s It you want to make a
statement that separates human
heings into "good groups and
had groups. then I repeal
speak for voursell
I am proud ot the greek sis
tom and everything it does tin
the si hool and the i oinmuuiti
as a whole The I 'niv ersiti is
lull of mam kinds ot people
views and individual dress It
you teel you need to Ignore nth
er's individualilv then mm be
VOU need to get out of l ugene
and go to a more i onformist
school
I am embarrassed and dis
glisted with Weideiiiiiii's letter
.mil also that he is a part ot the
same greek system that I mi
part ot
Kelly Dunn
l’s\i hnlogv
Flourishing
Regarding Sti'\i'ii I Weule
man s letter |( )l)l M.i\ ■ t ")
He pen eives an itliinineut
threat to tile grnik sr stem
W here is he getting His mfor
irr.ttion '■ lit the past four rears
despite the present e ot both
Creels endorsed and. non greek
endorsed \Sl'(! e\et utires the
greek system has flourished
We har e cplout/.ed three new
houses and have gotten rid ot
our old notoriety hit t tappv
iinmature behavior We hare
heroine more inoperative and
integrated with other groups at
the Iimersitr Iren if there
were a.threat ste are funded tir
the lit so I tail to see how
even an anti greek ern litir e
or 111 i on hi 'il. image us The
srstem will survive long aftei
r out nliotii i tusade lor greek
solidarity ends
In jitv (<isr lonnifer Hills
and JoSunjn Watson base more
mipdtl.inl issues lu worts about
than 'seeking mir demise
1 Inn told m\ somritv i haplet
that thrv ndvoc ate i loser A SI ( )
cooperation With the greek sss
tein on issues that com ern us
all like i ainpus safets Hie In
terfiaternits ( ount d s support
ot their tu ket was neithel a tilt
norits tvrannv nor an arbitrars
( lion e hut presuitiahlv a dein
ot rat it informed det ision
Wcideman accused the t:ouil
i d's leaders of neglet 1111oui
interests I low does he define
our Interests' I am interested in
i renting a sale diverse non
discriminators i ainpus Wh.it
does he want firing balk the
kegs right '
Ue do not esist to provide .1
bulwark against tin- tidal
wave nt unrest unit subversion
In tliu left u ms! extremists
tin ours the Interfraternitv
( Imlit it .nut the greet. svslem
.111 apologv tin projei ting tns
suk hatred onto us m the n.nne
ot tradition' .1 ml patriot it
\uier n .111 v .tines .mil lor
trashing anv goodwill we have
built vv Itti non greet students
Heather Piper
I’rdilu at Si lent e Inglisti
Throw it out
Regarding tile letter In Roil
aid Schttler |()l)h \l.n JO) m
whit h he .'proposed to answer
niv (h.lllenge tor one .11 Inal
r ase ol it 1 si rinilnation against
homosexuals
I irsl ot all let me state that I
am (list riminated against ev
ervdav ot inv lite and I am
straight [he 1 use he riles is
that of two lesbians hiung de
nied I riiversilv housing I hev
are not being denied simply on
the grounds that tliev are leslii
ails it is (h'i ause thi*v are not
married and therelore do not
ipialdy
\1y yy ili1 mil I c .iiiiiut grt
t'mvi'tsiH housing eilhtir
art' vvr bring disin minuted
against ’ it this Last* writ* up
prnvfil and an exi rption made
iiiiuin!1 .it all iaiuld say they
wart* hunioseMiul and had tin
dergoni* some type of marriage
and they c mild gut tin* same
rht'ap housing
1 .ft *. dmm out tin* word ills
i miiination or find its (rut
meaning not keep it as a la
voritf buzzword for tin* homo
sexual i omnuinitv to toss out
evervlime they don I gt-l thfii
way
Kon W dll.mis
I tigfin*
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