Understand what it is like for LGBT fraternity and sorority members to come out or to be closeted to their brothers and sisters. Read these first-person accounts along with valuable historical perspectives and understanding of LGBT issues in fraternity and sorority life. Share your personal stories and experiences with others.
by “Marie Baker” Source: Shane L. Windmeyer & Pamela W. Freeman‘s Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority I have known several things about myself for almost as long as I can remember. I had always known I was different from the other little girls. I couldn’t pin down exactly [...]
By Mudhillun K. MuQaribu University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Delta Chi was a smaller fraternity on the campus at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The fraternity did not haze and it seemed like a place where people could be themselves. I did not know much about fraternity life or myself for [...]
by David M. Katzin Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Nick was one of the brothers who I knew was hiding in a closet. He was not alone. Each fraternity brother glistened like brilliantly sad stars, especially Nick. He could not have been taller than 5 foot 4 inches and had very typical Greco-Italian features. Beautiful, though [...]
by “Patricio” Lambda10.org Exclusive Editor’s Note: True story, names and places have changed. College! An eye opening experience! When I went to college, my first semester was everything that I expected it to be. That semester I joined a fraternity. I was a legacy so they had to bid me; this was the only reason [...]
By Matt Conner, Republished with Permission “I’ve heard it said that if you can remember the 1960s, you didn’t really experience them.” I don’t remember the 1960s, but that’s only because they were half over by the time I was born, and completely done by the time I entered kindergarten. But my 1960s, my period [...]
by Amy E. Moore The gay community often uses the Greek symbol Lambda because it means “change.” Delta Lambda Phi, a national fraternity with open acceptance of gay and bisexual men, Lambda Delta Lambda a lesbian-oriented sorority, and the organization Lambda 10 are actively seeking changes in the acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, [...]
By E. Plemons Source: Shane L. Windmeyer & Pamela W. Freeman’s Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority Looking back on the whole experience now, it seems surreal. None of my friends believe me, and I certainly can’t blame them. “You were in a what? You?” “Are you kidding? You’re [...]
By “Paul Maierle” Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan “I hope you’ll be happy here,” said my mother, tears streaming down her face. My father, calm and collected as always, wiped the sweat off his brow and sighed ready for the 600-mile return trip back to the Upper Peninsula. Pondering I wondered if my father knew. [...]
by Rob Rosen Emory University, Georgia Emory University, nestled deep in the heart of the Southland, was difficult enough without having to worry about getting laid. Anyway, it was a moot point. I was not any more ready for gay sex in college than I was in high school. That’s not to say that I [...]
By Leanna L. Heritage Source: Shane L. Windmeyer & Pamela W. Freeman’s Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority The desire to belong has always motivated me to be involved in everything around me. I hated high school, but not because I was open about my sexuality. No one disliked [...]
I was proud to be the first out gay student body president at my university. I felt that by having an out gay president, professors, trustees and administrators began to realize how necessary it is to have LGBTQQIA+ students and have them be student leaders across campus.
