But then at Dartmouth, one student complained, and all hell broke loose.

Dartblog reports.

I Guess Anything Southern is Racist

Someday we’ll look back on this and it will all seem funny, but for now the College is once again the subject of national mockery after KDE sorority decided to change the theme of its longstanding, elegant Derby social event:

Shades of the Phiesta event cancellation imbroglio from a few years back. In that one a Latin-themed cardiac research fundraiser and party was canceled for ostensibly being offensive to Latino students. Put on by Alpha Phi sorority and Phi Delta Alpha fraternity, the event had taken place uneventfully in previous years at the College, and in fraternities and sororities all over the country. But then at Dartmouth, one student complained, and all hell broke loose.

This space has admired Derby for a number of years: where else could one see a profusion of gaily colored, gossamer sundresses and pastel shorts and shirts, let alone flamboyant hats. What a nice change from undergrad grunge.