To the Editor:
I was quoted in the Oct. 24, 1995 issue of The Dartmouth as having termed students of color "colored students," ("Women discuss diversity in sororities"). This was a foolish mistake because a) I didn't say that; I only described non-majority students as "students of color" and b) because "colored students" only applies to black students; the two terms have totally different meanings.
Additionally, I was misquoted in referring to most students of color who are members of the Greek system as "mainstream", when I actually said that many of the values and experiences of students of color in sororities are more common to "mainstream" America but does not necessary put them outside of their respective communities.
I was insulted by what was written in the article and even more upset that these gross misquotations were attributed to me. I understand that writers have deadlines, etc., but you would put out a more comprehensive and successful paper if mistakes like these were avoided.
