Guest Opinion: The Sphinx Club is not diverse. Here’s

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Recently, it came to my attention that there have been criticisms that the Sphinx Club is not racially diverse. The Sphinx Club, founded in 1921, is a student organization that has had chapters in various schools in Indiana. Wabash College’s Sphinx Club is its only existing chapter in the present day. Aiming to foster campus unity and spirit, the club initially started as an interfraternity leadership club but soon changed its policy to recruit members from all living units on campus. Undoubtedly, the Sphinx Club has been an integral part of Wabash since its foundation. Even Wabash’s mascot character “Wally” is often described as wearing a “white pot” and “stripe,” which are symbols of the Sphinx Club members.