The column in The Post entitled Not Ready to Make Nice is a perfect example of the hypocrisy and ignorance that our world faces today. Statements stemming from people who don't take the time to look outside of themselves are the cause of unnecessary issues such as racism, sexism and any other type of discrimination. By writing this article, Alex Jabs has not promoted or provided a way for women to gain better self-images, but has only separated this campus even further. Her words are not words of caring or inspiration, but of harsh and negative feelings. Being in a sorority myself, I could have chosen to let this article upset me. Instead, the article only makes me realize how closed-minded people truly are.
If this was Jabs' true attempt to improve self-image, she would have stayed true to her topic. From the headline of the article, Sororities counteract fight for positive body image
I got the impression that this article was going to be about self-image, but obviously I was misled. Instead, this article seemed like Jabs' attempt to attack Ohio University greek life as well as greek life at other universities. If Ms. Jabs was really trying to make a point about poor self-images created by sororities, then why did she criticize our philanthropic events, our self-respect and even our personal beliefs?
I realize that this is an opinion article, but I believe that she takes it too far. A great example of an embarrassing and irrational quote on Jabs' behalf is, like when I see a mass of bugs and I immediately want to stomp on them. You can have your opinions about sororities, but please don't insult the individuals within them. I am not sure how Ms. Jabs would feel if I decided to publicly insult the organizations in which she participates.
In closing, I would like this article to be an example of what Ohio University students should strive to prevent. We all need to take the time to consider the efforts and emotions that our students have put forth into their organizations. Rather than trying to separate our campus, I feel that we should appreciate and respect the different organizations for what they are.' Sarah Meadows is a junior organizational communication major.
17
Archives
Letter to the Editor
