Transgender Equality: A Case Study

In today 's society, people are constantly being judged based on their looks, weight, sexuality, and anything that distinguishes them from the idealistic view of humanity. However, millions of organizations such as the NAACP and the National Center for Transgender Equality have been established to combat discrimination. Although each individual group is specialized in combatting a specific form of discrimination, they all share the goal to eventually achieve equality for everyone. Because of this, their core values often overlap. Inclusivity, for example, is a powerful belief that is shared by every pro-equality organization. The Oxford dictionary defines inclusivity as "an intention or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded …show more content…
However, one way that Alpha Gamma Delta sets themselves apart from the other sororities is the way that they handle recruitment. According to Rachel, "Most of the sororities are materialistic. They judge and recruit girls based on their looks and their wealth" (Fulton). The sororities want to create the idealistic image of American Society. To create this image, rather than being focused on personality, they focus their recruitment process on the women that they view as beautiful. Besides aesthetic beauty, they also focus on the wealth of the potential recruits’. Joining a Greek organization has fixed costs such as dues that must be paid to headquarters annually for the chapter to remain active. On top of dues, variable costs include parties, events, and group vacations that typically occur over Winter, Spring, and Summer breaks. However, without the funds, they would not be able to embark on such trips. Rachel continues to explain that she joined Alpha Gamma Delta because "They seemed like the most genuine group that I spoke to during recruitment. Rather than judging us by our looks and our weight, they practiced inclusivity. They sat down with us and got to know each of us as individuals." (Fulton). Rather than ignoring their values that were set forth by their founders, they strive to make all potential new members feel warm and welcome. Since they are open to everyone, they generally draw a large and diverse pledge class. Ms. Fulton described her pledge class as "comparatively large. Since they do not judge us based on materialism, we have girls from all sorts of different backgrounds and some that are relatively heavy. All together we currently have around 90 people. Some have dropped, but others have joined through informal recruitment" (Fulton). Diversity is key part of what distinguishes Alpha Gamma Delta from other women’s