Alpha Gamma Sorority
1175 W 16th Street
Indianapolis, IN
46224
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REGARDING ALLISON PARSONS AND AG STANDARDS FOR MEMBERSHIP
Since the founding of our Alpha Gamma in 1871 we have made huge strides in the areas of acceptance and equality. Many of our full members, pledges, and alumni are from varying walks of life but the one standard that we have always upheld is that of female membership. A sisterhood must be formed of women who share similar interests and whom will be able to form lasting bonds. Recently in an attempt to move forward and progress our vision we put into place a pilot program where we accepted a transgender applicant, Allison Parsons and we attempted to integrate her into the Bellcrest Chapter of Alpha Gamma. Unfortunately, this did not go as planned. An altercation with another pledge led us to the conclusion that Mr. Parsons simply was not right for our organization and that he should in fact seek life elsewhere. This is not to say that we do not sympathize with her, but rather that we are now of the belief that it is best for us, and those we are charged with protecting within our organization that we restrict membership and occupancy of the houses to those who were born biologically female or at the very least those who have received the necessary sexual reassignment surgery. It is important to keep in mind that this does not indicate that we find issue with transgender women or transgender people in general, we do however believe that they would be better suited in alternative organizations.
Sincerely,
Lydia Petrello
President
Alpha Gamma Sorority
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