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go march or something,” Myra said.
    â€œNaw, she got a point,” Chandra said, truly feeling what I meant. Greek organizations needed to be about their founders’ business and not foolish business.
    â€œWe don’t understand what it was like to live back then, and if we just let our minds focus on the injustice, the racism, inequality, and the segregation that still exist in a lot of America, they wouldn’t be tripping about recruiting members for public service organizations that are suppose to change that.”
    â€œYeah, that’s true,” Bridget said, as she got up and left the room.
    â€œWhere is she going?” Myra said.
    â€œI’m sure she is going to fix some tea or something,” Chandra said, as the three of us laughed.
    Bridget was a young, black, hip Martha Stewart. She believed in girl-talk over tea and cookies. Though we laughed, we all wanted her pampering.
    â€œI just don’t know how much I will be willing to endure. If I know how crazy it is on this end and I’m still thinking about doing it, what does that say about my character? What does that say about me?” I said, scratching my head.
    Myra leaned down beside me and replied, “You know you can get in there and change it all. Every organization isn’t perfect. If they were, why would they need any new members? I have been looking up RTN’s history too. They have a program that is out of this world to me. They focus on so many positive things, it made me realize the sisters are really together. Now I’m convinced I want to be a part of them.”
    â€œAnd if your head gets bashed in the process, you still want to rock their colors?” Chandra said.
    â€œI just think a lot of that pledging hype people throw out there is overrated. I want to get on the line and see. That’s where the sisterhood and bond comes in with your line sisters. You gotta go through something to get tight, right?” Myra said.
    Chandra and I said “Wrong!” at the same time.
    â€œHow can you love somebody that’s giving you hell? How can you forget what they did to you, how they demeaned you and belittled you and then you call them sister?” Chandra said.
    Bridget came to the door with a tray and four mugs of steamy, cozy chamomile tea. She even had sugar cookies as well. Myra and I quickly reached for ours.
    â€œWe love you, girl,” Myra said to Bridget.
    â€œI just felt like this was a tea moment. The four of us have been so busy doing so much, that we haven’t been making time for each other. I hope I make the Mu Eta Mu line, but I can’t imagine loving my sisters more than I love the three of you guys,” she said, as we all took a tea cup and clicked them together. “Nothing will tear us apart.”
    â€œWell, Myra, I know you’re going to be a Nu, Bridget, you’re goin’ to be an MEM, and Hayden, you’re going to make the Betas stronger no matter what the cost,” Chandra added.
    â€œWho says we’re going to make it?” Bridget said, looking away.
    Chandra smiled and raised her mug. “ ’Cause I know you guys, and God answers prayers. You’re strong and you’ll do this for Him. That sorority stuff isn’t for everybody, but that doesn’t mean I don’t support what you’re doing or why you want to do it. Y’all are awesome. So here’s to pledging.”

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    BRUTAL
    H aving an uncle who is the president of the college you attend may seem like a big deal but for me it wasn’t. Thankfully, he stayed out of my way and I stayed out of his. Well, that was until he summoned me to his office during class. Most people didn’t know we were related because we had different last names, but now they surely knew something was up when he sent a messenger to get me. I didn’t really like that. I just wanted to be normal. If I only saw him on holidays or when I needed money was fine with