TL., t1: _l_'. _. !1.'E.. /"__'_r _._ ri_._i ____. ___.ri nnnn TMs The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 8, 000 N ATIONdORLD .eorgia sororiy suspended on. claim of racism -1 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - An all-white sorority accused of rejecting a black woman because of her race has been suspended by the University of Georgia, where the grand antebellum Greek houses that line Milledge Avenue remain bas- tions of racial exclusivity nearly 40 years after the school was integrated. The Alpha Gamma Delta chapter cannot conduct social or recruitment activities while the organization and university investigate why the unidentified black woman was rejected. "Based on the allegation and the early inves- tigation as reported to me, it appears this soror- ity has acted wrongly in both motive and result," University of Georgia President Michael Adams said. A sorority member told university officials that the black student was denied admission because of her race. The unidentified woman said she expected retaliation from the campus chapter after she filed the complaint and has since withdrawn from school. The black woman rejected by Alpha Gamma Delta wanted to join several white friends as they went through the "rush" process in which potential members dress up and visit the Greek houses, hoping to make a good impression so the sorority will pick them as members. While no written rule bars blacks from the traditionally white social organizations, many minorities feel so unwelcome they have main- tained their own fraternities and sororities. Evita Broughton, a black freshman from Marietta, said she expected at least one sorority to accept the student, but was not surprised by her exclusion. "That's just the way it works," Broughton said. "There's a lot more harmony between races on campus now, but there are still certain things you just don't do." The woman eventually dropped out of the process after two or three days because she didn't feel comfortable, school officials said. University officials are investigating whether members of Alpha Gamma Delta talked about the woman's race and questioned how the sorority would be perceived if it accepted a black student. Alpha Gamma Delta - which is housed in an ornate white mansion surrounded by classi- cal Greek columns - fended off questions yesterday by handing out a simple news release that said they were "aware there have been alle- gations of racial discrimination ... Alpha Gamma Delta does not condone racism in any form." Julie Cretin, the sorority's national executive director, said she does not know how many black women are members of the 96-year-old organization with 123,000 members worldwide. "We are taking these allegations very seri- ously," said Cretin, who is based in Indianapo- lis. "Alpha Gamma Delta believes in treating all our members and potential members with equality. We are committed to finding out exactly what happened." "There's a lot more harmony between races on campus now,, but there are still certain things you just don't do." - Evita Brought6 University of Georgia freshman Members of other sororities were hesitant to talk about the suspension. Many said their national organizations had advised them not to talk to the media. Elizabeth Breiner, a senior and member of Gamma Phi Beta, said it was "shocking and horrible" for a sorority to reject someone because of race. She said her house doesn't have any blacks but never considers a potential member's race. "We really look at personality, you as a per- son and what you bring to the house," she said. "I personally think it would be great if sorori- ties are more diverse." About 30,000 students attend the state's flagship university, but only 6 percent are black in a state that is 25 percent black. About 19 percent of the students on campus belong to Greek organizations. There are seven traditionally black Greek organizations at the university - four soror- ties and three fraternities. In sharp contrast to the mansions on Milledge Avenue, none of tic black groups have houses. McBoycott! World leaders to re-shape UN peacekeeping efforts UNITED NATIONS - The Securi- ty Concil voted unanimously yesterday to overhaul United Nations peacekeep- ing operations - to create a more potent, better financed force that could respond more quickly to threats to world peace. Chastened by U.N. peacekeeping failures around the globe, world lead- ers from the 15 countries on the Secu- rity Council - in New York for the Millennium Summit - agreed in a final resolution that a major change was necessary. It was just the second time in the U.N.'s history that the actual leaders of the Security Council member states convened a meeting. President Clinton said the United States strongly supported reforms. But he stressed the council must also address broader security issues related to disease, poverty, education and cli- mate change. "Until we confront the iron link between deprivation, disease and war, we will never be able to create the peace that the founders of the United Nations dreamed of," he said. With the pomp and ceremony over, the second day of the summit focused on concrete problems - from Mideast peace prospects, to the digital divide, to the destruction that AIDS is wreak- ing on the developing world. Clinton was at the center of much of the action. A day after he met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, it was learned that Yasser Arafat had rejected an American proposal on the future of Jerusalem. The American president was the host for a reception yesterday night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 150 leaders attending the three-day summit. Not on the guest list: Fidel Castro, though it was revealed that the Cuban leader had exchanged a few words and a handshake with Clinton on Wednesday. Outside of the United Nations, protests continued - Cubans, Haitians, Falun Gong supporters - and traffic jams continued, as well. It was heavy, but the city did not grind to a halt - several police officers on traf- fic detail described it as "Christmas time" heavy. Through yesterday, leaders took turns presenting short speeches to the General Assembly. There was much talk about Africa, its poverty, war and especially, its battle with AIDS. "One more day of delayed action-is a day too late for our people," pleaded Botswana's President Festus Mouac, whose country is among those hardest hit by AIDS. "Our people are crying out for help. Let us respond while there is time." Africa's wars - in Sierra Leone, Congo, and between Eritrea and. Ethiopia - are among the biggest challenges facing the United Nations. 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