For the first time, a trans woman will rush the Zeta Chi sorority at Trinity University in Texas. Hopefully her experience will be more positive than that of other trans people in the Greek system.
According to Queerty, Trinity allowed Zeta Chi to decide for itself whether to allow a trans student, Kwame, to rush. They decided they would — said the dean of students in an email, “The Zeta Chi sorority has determined that it would welcome a male student, who self-identifies as transgender, to rush their organization. The group — and the student, Kwame — are clear that he may or may not be extended a bid offer.” Essentially, Kwame will be allowed to try out for the organization, but may not necessarily be accepted. The email concludes with the statement, “Kwame and [Zeta Chi President] Sarah have reviewed and approved this message.” Queerty’s Sarah Nigel notes that “If Kwame approved the message, then I assume she does not mind being identified as a ‘male student,’ though those pronouns can always be tricky for the unfamiliar.” And pronouns have indeed been a difficult issue for trans people in sororities in the past.
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