lack of diversity

Alpha Phi sorority members are facing backlash on social media after the Ole Miss Alpha Phi Instagram account posted a photo of the sorority’s diversity, equity and inclusion team in which all members of the team appeared to be white women. According, the university’s chapters of Alpha Phi and Chi Omega were both recently directed by their nationwide organizations to create diversity and inclusion teams. He said both sororities reached out to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement for guidance on how to build their teams.

The photo began to gain attention after integrated marketing and communications major Isabelle Monnin tweeted a screenshot of the post with the caption “alright girls here we go again.” As of the time of publication, the tweet has received over 5,200 retweets and over 57,600 likes. UM’s Alpha Phi chapter also made its Instagram account private today after the tweet started to gain attention