{"id":1960366,"date":"2023-06-29T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-binary-student-accepted-into-new-york-sorority-then-booted-by-headquarters\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:43:57","slug":"non-binary-student-accepted-into-new-york-sorority-then-booted-by-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-binary-student-accepted-into-new-york-sorority-then-booted-by-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-binary student joins NY sorority, later expelled by HQ."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnon-binary-student-accepted-into-new-york-sorority-then-booted-by-headquarters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Non-Binary Student Kicked Out of College Sorority<\/h2>\n<p>A male who identifies as non-binary had his membership revoked by a New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-wesleyan-encourages-students-to-masturbate-take-kink-quizzes-in-mandatory-covid-module\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Wesleyan Encourages Students To Masturbate, Take \u2018Kink Quizzes\u2019 In Mandatory COVID Module\">college sorority<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-a-fathers-questions-for-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"PragerU: A Father\u2019s Questions For Black Lives Matter\">national headquarters<\/a>, sparking controversy and a demand for reinstatement.<\/p>\n<p>Fabi\u00e1n \u201cFa\u201d Guzm\u00e1n, a 22-year-old student at St. Lawrence University, was initially accepted into the Chi Omega chapter last fall and enjoyed being a member until this month.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the Chi Omega national office began questioning Guzm\u00e1n&#8217;s membership status, leading to multiple discussions with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rio-de-janeiros-christ-the-redeemer-statue-lit-up-with-vaccine-message\/\" title=\"WATCH: Rio De Janeiro\u2019s Christ The Redeemer Statue Lit Up With Vaccine Message\">national leadership<\/a> via phone calls and Zoom meetings.<\/p>\n<p>However, in early June, Guzm\u00e1n received the devastating news that his sorority membership was being revoked without any opportunity for appeal.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe national organization threatened to revoke my membership if we went public with the story,\u201d Guzm\u00e1n said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The issue at hand seems to be Guzm\u00e1n&#8217;s identification as a gender other than his biological sex, specifically that he does not identify as a woman.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe selection criteria in the policy on membership includes \u2018females and individuals identifying as women,\u2019 which, by the chapter\u2019s own understanding and your indication through the process, it is clear you did not meet the criteria at the time of joining,\u201d the Chi Omega national office said in an email, according to 19th News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are bound by our governing documents, and your membership must be voided,\u201d the headquarters said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Guzm\u00e1n, however, asserts that despite identifying as non-binary, he does connect with &#8220;womanhood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Seeking justice, Guzm\u00e1n launched a Change.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-binary-student-accepted-into-new-york-sorority-then-booted-by-headquarters\/\" title=\"Non-binary student joins NY sorority, later expelled by HQ.\">org petition demanding<\/a> the reinstatement of his membership and his position as chapter recruitment chair. Additionally, he is requesting a public apology from the sorority headquarters that acknowledges and validates gender identities like non-binary and trans, which identify with womanhood regardless of assigned sex at birth.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Guzm\u00e1n is urging Chi Omega to consider revising its membership policy to be more inclusive for individuals who identify as non-binary.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hurt caused by the organization&#8217;s invalidation of his identity, Guzm\u00e1n finds solace in the love and support he receives from his sisters, reminding him of the true essence of sisterhood.<\/p>\n<p>This incident is not the first time a biological male has attempted to join a college sorority. Last year, a University of Alabama student faced rejection in a similar pursuit. In another case, seven students at the University of Wyoming filed a lawsuit after their sorority accepted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-type-of-misogyny-trans-women-fetishizing-periods-is-a-slippery-slope\/\" title=\"\u2018New Type Of Misogyny\u2019: Trans Women Fetishizing Periods Is A Slippery Slope\">trans-identifying man<\/a>, alleging uncomfortable and inappropriate behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, a woman who identifies as a man attempted to join a sorority at Northwestern University but did not receive any acceptance offers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A non-binary male, Fabi\u00e1n Guzm\u00e1n, 22, got accepted into a New York college sorority but was later expelled by the national headquarters. Guzm\u00e1n, a student at St. Lawrence University, joined the Chi Omega chapter last year and enjoyed being a member until the unfortunate turn of events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":1960367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}