Posted on 12/26/2015 4:04:25 AM PST by BlessedBeGod
A young Iowa woman is accusing her college sorority of kicking her out after she voiced her pro-life views on Facebook. MacKenzie Dreeszen, an alumni of Cornell College in Iowa, joined a protest against Planned Parenthood in August after undercover videos showed the abortion business trafficking aborted babies’ body parts, according to Caffeinated Thoughts.
The trouble began when Dreeszen posted a photo of the rally and later a message on Facebook that said, "220 people are here in Des Moines protesting taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood -- not exactly something that you can ignore #alllivesmatter #defundPP #ProtestPP."
Dreeszen said her Facebook friends began debating in the comments sections of her posts, including several members of her sorority, Delta Phi Delta. Dreeszen, who now works for the Polk County, Iowa Republican Party, said she liked a few of the comments but otherwise did not participate in the conversations.
"The next day, a Delphi alum who graduated a year before I did started sending me nasty messages that were personally attacking me, my friends, and John (Dreeszen's fiancee), calling him a murderer because he served in Iraq and Afghanistan … I tried to defend myself and John, but realized that the situation was too emotionally charged and I blocked my friend," Dreeszen told the news site.
The trouble didn’t end there. Six weeks later, Dreeszen was caught off guard when the Cornell College chapter of Delta Phi Delta sent her an email announcing that the sorority’s judicial board voted to revoke her alum status, according to the report. The board accused her of violating an article of the sorority’s constitution, which states, "Members should respect each other and the group."
"You were given a trial and the Judicial Board decided that the best course of action based on offenses was revocation of Alum status," the letter states. "With this punishment you will no longer be allowed to attend Delphi events and the removal of the word ‘alum’ on your family line will be active immediately."
Dreeszen appealed the decision, according to the report. She said the sorority violated its own constitution when it failed to inform her of any facts or circumstances of the complaint. She said she also was denied the right to defend herself before the board made a decision.
Dreeszen wrote to the sorority board:
Again, I don't even know what circumstances you are referring to with this contact. If it is a misunderstanding that we can just drop then that would be something we should do as sisters. It seems like some emotional decisions were made but the conclusions at this point do not matter because they were not conducted in accordance with the constitution. Please send me more information and let me know if you think this is just a misunderstanding or if you are deciding instead to accept my formal complaint to the members of the judicial board that conducted the unconstitutional proceedings.
In response, the board sent Dreeszen a second email claiming that she was kicked out because she "liked" comments that attacked sorority sisters on social media, showed disrespect for sorority sisters both on and off social media and ignored sorority sisters’ concerns about racist remarks. The so-called racist remark involved Dreeszen using the hashtag #AllLivesMatter in her pro-life posts, according to the report.
The board refused to change its decision and told Dreeszen, "You were not put on trial for your beliefs, but rather the disrespect you showed to sisters with differing beliefs and opinions than your own."
Dreeszen, however, believes that her conservative, pro-life stance is the reason for the sorority’s unfair treatment of her. She sent a letter to the Greek Council at the college, asking for help in the matter.
"For over a year, I have been working as a professional Conservative activist, and this has sparked some controversy between me and my friends," Dreeszen said in a letter to the college. "In other words, this is a simple case of discrimination for voicing opinions in opposition to these individuals."
"It is my belief that the crime for which I am being convicted without a hearing is the crime of being a Conservative. … I fear for those who come after me if freedom of speech is so easily squelched," Dreeszen said.
Even when I was in college in the mid-seventies there was no place for conservatives.
Incidentally, there were conservative engineering professors when I started. But the economy took off and all the ones I knew took positions making better money in the commercial sector. Suddenly, every remaining teacher had an accent and, for the most part, spoke very poor English.
She can appeal to the national office of the sorority. She can sue. Or she can drop the matter recognizing these are close-minded tyrants she really doesn’t want in her life.
Clearly a coven of sluts—why join?
And the sorority board took what action against the first person who posted all of the nasty comments?
I suspect their own by-laws were not followed regarding the show trial, and they need to be taken to task.
Apparently this is a local service sorority so there is no national organization to review an appeal.
Here is a description of the sorority on Cornell’s website:
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/greek-life/fraternities-and-sororities/delphis.shtml
The website of the sorority itself:
http://cornelldeltaphidelta.weebly.com
Why would she want them in her's?
Donald Trump? Is that you?
Stay on the Cruz threads--you are less annoying there.
You TDS'ers really have to worm your way into every thread?
“Why would she want them in her’s?”
No reason. I wouldn’t have even appealed the ruling of the faux trial. If an organization voted me out, they would no longer exist for me. Not worth another moment of thought.
This woman has learned a valuable lesson about the intolerance of the left early in life. Hopefully she will chose her friends and associates wisely going forward.
First of all, I cannot imagine ever joining a sorority. What is the purpose? You certainly do not need such an association to succeed at college or a career.
Second, if one *must* join a sorority, why not choose one that is not filled with hateful, intolerant liberal bigots?
I'm surprised she didn't learn that while in college. One would think she would recognize the other member's political views if she spent any time around them.
I've noticed that when anyone shows up on the Trump threads and criticized they're accused of trolling. And when Trumpers show up on Cruz threads and criticize then they're accused of trolling as well. I think a lot of people around here need to lighten up.
Not all sororities are social organizations. I joined Delta Sigma Phi when I was in college because it's a professional organization of business majors. It's provided me with a network of contacts. Kind of like LinkedIn before LinkedIn was around.
The next year my mom had a house built. The sorority asked me to join. I told them the only thing that changed over the years is my residence. I'm the same person, except I wouldn't join your sorority if you paid me.
~”You were given a trial and the Judicial Board decided that the best course of action based on offenses was revocation of Alum status,” the letter states. “~
Stalinist vixens! I wonder if they held a toe-nail painting pajama party afterwards?
...alumna...
As to your first question, I ask my daughter that all the time. I see no value to it. She’s in a sorority at her college.
She should broadcast their precious secret initiation rituals on YouTube.
My daughter is in a large southern sorority and I see all kinds of advantages. It is amazing how many connections she has made and as she applies for jobs it is opening a lot of doors. I knew nothing about soroities before she rushed by I have become a big fan of them over the years. Of course it helps that the girls are overwhelmingly conservatives with conservative parents.
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