For marginalized folks — people of colour, the queer community and disabled people — finding spaces within larger institutions can be complex. Fraternities and sororities are no exception, and these organizations present their own unique issues.
“You don’t seem like the type to be in a sorority.”
Ten words. Ten seemingly harmless words, which are always meant light-heartedly and yet for some reason, it always makes me feel just a little bit hurt.
Dr. Farah Shroff prefers not to be called a resistor.
“Resistor is always putting something else at the center of what I do,” she explained. “I like to put my own goals and attention, my dreams at the center of what I do.”
