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My point being that AKA is not the only organization that shares a history of discriminating against people because of their hue. I welcome Michelle Obama to my glorious sorority with an open arms!!! Readmore, Congress approved funding for equipping Syrian rebels against Islamic States and lawmakers will discuss their votes on several of the Sunday shows.Readmore, President Obama vowed to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS in a speech he gave on Wednesday. Third, to put it in perspective there are over 200,000 ladies who have taken the of of membership of AKA, there are less than 150 honorary members in a 100 year history of the sorority. to talk about. In my book, she is now officially skee-WEAK. First lady Michelle Obama is a member of the sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. ", My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Sipuel v. 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However, one word uttered fondly among these women, who ranged from second year college students to seniors in wheelchairs adorned with the sororitys insignias, cemented the bond between what was a seemingly disparate assemblage soror, the Greek word for sister. Both women are to be admired and widely popular. What I can't understand is why all the bashing? Siddity08 wrote: The event ended as the women held hands and sang the sororitys 100-year-old hymn accompanied by a full orchestra and choir. 150 out of 200,000. Before you post comments in open forums, learn to spell simple words and compose simple sentences. DAMN! xoxo, I am confident that there are even better days ahead for Alpha Kappa Alpha. On the occasion of our centennial celebration, we look forward to embracing them as members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.. Fall 1912 - Before going to college, I knew a lot of lovely AKA members, but when I got on campus, I learned witnessed the image put out by members and I was appalled. Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator. Alpha Kappa Alpha was started in the early 1900's at Howard University and has maintained it's commitment to spreading African-American sisterhood on campus' everywhere. "ChinaDoll ofthe Platters". Follow First Draft, a fast-paced political briefing on all things Washington and elections. Caucus Chatter: A Q&A on reader comments. Go Michelle. Lawmakers will weigh in on Mr. Obamas comments on the Sunday shows. It was an opportunist move on behalf of the organization (I see nothing has changed in 100 years) and she recognizes that. Let me start by saying Congrats to The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha for seeing the greatness that Mrs. Obama represents. I just wished it were not like that and more about community service like the Delta's. :-), Michelle Obama is a fabulous individual!! Jet Magazine. She said the African-American doll, a product that ironically did not exist during Alpha Kappa Alphas founding in 1908, would help combat the infamous findings of the 1954 and 2005 doll studies which concluded that many African-American youngsters preferred White toys. We are all members of the Divine 9 so therefore she is a part of us! There are 25+ year and 50+ year members that are extremely dark. Luckily for Sasha, AKA has a chapter, Beta Eta, on campus so rush will be a breeze for the new college student. First and foremost, congrats to AKA. [Michelle Obama] is the epitome of what the sorority stands for." If Sen. Obama is elected president in November, his wife will be the second first lady inducted into Alpha Kappa. How is calling members of Alpha Kappa Alpha "superficial" hating? These men have a reputation for being hard partiers, and dogs civil rights leader; wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. first to lead the Publisher's Association, first African-American to own and operate a radio station in the city of. Sasha's famous mom did not join a sorority when she was an undergraduate at Princeton University in the '80s. [quote comment="140176"][quote comment="139767"]Ms. Obama is a great high profile candidate to claim. Lets squash this once and for all! [/quote] Maybe there is a disconnect between new members and old members. The words your and youre have entirely different meanings, and they are not related. Im just kinda shocked at what I have read. Actually.in 1913 AKA was there marching along with DST for Women's Sufferage..Look at it this way.All 4 sororities want the same thingwe just have different ways of achieving it. sweetie- it was not a relative. These are just comments we have to obviously make while on the job at a fast past. SKEE WEE. There has been speculation on black college campuses in the past year about whether Mrs. Obama would accept an invitation to such a group. However, a spokeswoman for Obama told the New York Times that because of her respect for each of the historically black sororities and fraternities, her membership is non-exclusive. Barney's makeover has dinosaur experts scratching their heads: 'I don't even know where to start with it', Jena Malone was sexually assaulted by someone she worked with on 'Hunger Games': 'I've worked very hard to heal', Dave Grohl's good deed: Rocker barbecues for hundreds at L.A. homeless shelter, 'There were no filmmakers of color': How Robert Townsend changed the game with self-financed 1987 comedy 'Hollywood Shuffle', Emma Willis 'grateful' to work with dementia specialist after Bruce Willis's FTD diagnosis. :-) My bad! Halle Bailey Addresses Racist Trolls Amid 'The Little Mermaid' Backlash + Petty DDG Drama Picks Back Up. Other honorary inductees include Alicia Keys, Coretta Scott King, Cathy Hughes and author Iyanla Vanzant. DST! Wow, after reading these comments I' am a bit shocked at all the negative attacks and hatred things each groups are saying about one another. I was approached too, but I looked at the substance of Delta and once I realized what Delta stood for and what they accomplished.it was a no brainer. To all of you college-bred young women and men, That is all[/quote] Under NO circumstances would I take the time to research your sorority to attempt to prove your soror wrong or for any other reason for that matter. However it's amazing for me to hear AKA's claim that my sorority would not have existed without them? Also I question you as a woman of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. Membership (honorary or otherwise) in multiple black sororities doesnt exist, Katie. I hope she joined for the right reasons and that she will continue her philanthropic efforts with AKA and beyond. Why is it that there are so many BITTER women of DST on this thread (I do not think all DST women are bitter)? If the college freshman wants to be her own person and join a different sorority, she has the ability to do so too. By the way, the sorority I cannot understand how you can write college-level papers and not know these things! Miss ANN It is an honorary membership because when she attended Princeton, there was no chapter of the sorority there. The paper bag thing is history. So before you start being "no your history patrol woman", please know what YOU'RE talking about! She most recetly played the widowed wife of former fictional heavyweight champion Apollo Creed in the latest installment of the Rocky movie franchise, Creed. Since you're soooo interested in DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INCORPORATED here's lesson number 1: OUR sorority WAS INCORPORATED in 1913 and this incorporation was redefined in 1930. that charge against whites just because they went to college. As a hard-working, true member of AKA, you should be the MOST offended by honorary members taking all the clout of your organization. Nellie Quander believing that these traditions were essential to the long term success of the organization contacts every active member and wins almost 100% support! Does. As a hard-working, true member of AKA, you should be the MOST offended by honorary members taking all the clout of your organization. This means she has no official duties or affiliation with that Fraternity, which is basically a College/University Fraternity. I am amazed at the sheer numbers of haters in this world. Usually, once a member gets inducted into a sorority, they are unable to join any other sorority. So I know I cannot change how Greek women interact but can we please at least pretend to have some couth, if this was before, 1970, Michelle Obama would of never been an AKA. But if you didn't intend to get an answer to your question a simple period at the end of your INCORRECT statement would have sufficed. Senior Vice-President, Business Operations, first African-American and longest-serving mayor of, artistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater, Vice President of Northern Regions Energy Delivery Services, Progress Energy; first woman and first African American to chair the State Board of Community Colleges in North Carolina, president of E. G. Bowman Company, Incorporated, president and CEO/Consultant of International Business Solutions; first woman to lead an assembly plant at, president and CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners, president of the Fund for Corporate Initiatives; on the board of directors for, first female Chancellor of North Carolina Central University, founder of the Carol H. 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