SASO's split from NUSAS was a traumatic experience for many white liberal youth who had committed themselves to the idea of a multi-racial organisation and felt that their attempts were being rebuffed.
SASOのNUSASからの分離は、多民族組織という考え方に賛同していた多くの白人リベラルの若者にとって極めて衝撃的な経験であり、彼らは自分たちの試みが拒絶されていると感じた。