Nevertheless, NO, an AKA cannot tell another AKA because I am a Zeta and I have been mistaken many times, including by my AKA mentor at work when we first met. We apologize for the error. This is a huge mistake. Therefore since I answered your question, the appropriate reply would have been to say is THANK YOU. 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. It's a shame but it's the reality. I see my comment was taken downthat was classy, Natasha. Siddity08 wrote: Just My Opionion Although both ladies were offered honorary membership, they are not officially members of the organization. Freemasonry and Fraternities Part 2 pages 1-44. http://chronicle.com/blogs/election/2254/michelle-obama-joins-alpha http://www.scribd.com/doc/14209009/Freemasonry-and-Fraternities-Part-2. Don't read too much into the spelling dude cause this is not a spelling bee. Luckily for Sasha, AKA has a chapter, Beta Eta, on campus so rush will be a breeze for the new college student. The Rev. By the way, the sorority Most AKAs that I know are not like you two. Wowand now I realized why I decided NOT to go that routeSWEETIE. Secondly, this whole "this is just opportunism by AKA" is a bit muchI hope all of you, made this much of a stink when DST invited Halle Berry shortly after her oscar win to join their sorority via honorary membership, and she declined. Some of yall citing membership into these sororities and can't even produce a finacial card to save your life!! Usually, once a member gets inducted into a sorority, they are unable to join any other. I am confident that there are even better days ahead for Alpha Kappa Alpha. />. "The role of the university art museum and gallery. The latest on President Obama, Congress and other political news from Washington -- and around the nation -- from the staff of The New York Times. What then, is wrong with a fraternity or sorrority? The platform in which each sorority was founded speaks volumes about their total existence. Other honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha include the poet Maya Angelou, the late Coretta Scott King and former astronaut Mae Jemison. WHY? If you are congratulating just say that! EXCLUSIVE Bel-Air Season 2: Simone Joy Jones & Jordan Jones On Writers' Mind-Reading Abilities: Sometimes Its A Little Too Close, WEEKEND FOOLERY: Ye Blasts Kim K Over North Again & Pete Davidson Savagely CLAPS BACK + Kanye Threatens D.L. Just respect each other and prove to us non-greeks that you are not just an extended clique. :-) My bad! It seems that everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon. Sen. 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Honorary membership is a special honor that is presented to women who have been screened carefully and are seen fit to represent the organization. Also I question you as a woman of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. Membership (honorary or otherwise) in multiple black sororities doesnt exist, Katie. Sasha's famous mom did not join a sorority when she was an undergraduate at Princeton University in the '80s. Membership is extended to female college undergraduate and graduate students. 150 out of 200,000. Famous Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Go To Homepage Before You Go Honor your founders with respect for one another! [quote comment="140176"][quote comment="139767"]Ms. Obama is a great high profile candidate to claim. But a spokeswoman for Ms. Obama said that her membership was non-exclusive. With those words, a collective gasp unfolded throughout the throng as members stood and clapped, danced in the aisles and pointed their pinky fingers skyward. From calling other sorors "not pretty enough", to attempting to make other sororities feel inferior and calling others "perps"you ladies have covered every form of nastiness. And if she was so successful herein America, why wasnt she proud of her country until very recently. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for example, belonged to Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest historically black fraternity. Oh well.. good for Michelle. More importantly every organization has been turned down by someone that they have asked to join. As for Malia , we don't know if she pledged at Harvard. SGRho. Go Michelle! Skeeeee Weeeee to my new soror Michelle Obama and all of my sorors who have posted. True, my Founders were members of your sorority however, they had a desire to Change and Change is what they did, thus Delta Sigma Theta was born. I am financial in my chapter, but I support every greek org in my area without being a member. If she is inducted, she cannot receive honorary membership in another sorority. Why do some of you feel that you have to go out of your way to be NASTY? A number of women in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), the nation's oldest African American Greek-lettered sorority, say they plan to help get former Vice President Joe Biden elected . Mrs. for Mr.. We sit down at the bar and I order Mrs.. We were Founded and Incorporated, as a sorority in the same year, 1913. I thinks that is a known fact even a Latino Greek knows that- so it was no light or dark skin thang! I agree with the last two posts and the whole idea of certain groups forgetting their ideals and making opportunist moves. manicure and pedicure i love people calling me pretty girls.. stuck up.. smart girls.. prissy girls The disgruntled woman go ahead and find I wonder There are 25+ year and 50+ year members that are extremely dark. Just because we don't broadcast each and every accomplishment doesn't mean we don't have them. What an AKA. That make you look super gay- STOP IT! LOL. If we are following in your footsteps, why weren't you marching down Pennsylvaina Avenue during the Women's Suffrage March in 1913? "ChinaDoll ofthe Platters". History demonstrates that many universities including Howard University had issues with skin color. As an African American woman I am proud. I really feel in my heart that any one pledges sigma gamma rho or zeta are rejected from AKA or Delta I just dont get why would anyone in their right mind will pledge the other two. Most of those women that are claim as doing so much are all honorary members who were successful before. So much that I dont have to LEAN ON a sororitys sterotypes or image to define who I am. First and foremost, congrats to AKA. I am amazed at the sheer numbers of haters in this world. But congrats to her?! 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. Usually, once a member gets inducted into a sorority, they are unable to join any other sorority. "Because of her respect for each of the historically black sororities and fraternities, her membership is non-exclusive," says Katie McCormick Lelyveld, Michelle Obama's spokeswoman. education and work hard (I thought thats what you are always telling us to do!) I also have to make it clear that Soror Sheila Jackson Lee (prominent Clinton supporter) was hard pressing the issue for Hillary Clinton. I am so sorry, if you found an organization, and you are not happy, you then make another one.. The Caucus on Monday suspended its campaign. It was interesting and informative. Once javascript and access to those URLs are allowed, please refresh this page. When I was on campus all I ever saw the AKA's do was flip their nose up and try to pick all the cute girls to induct in their Sorority. AKA had dark-skinned founders. NOPE and I don't expect you to. ANGIE WARD: You may then be asked to log in, create an account if you don't already have one, I just feel that you and your soror are trying too hard to be rude to people. or subscribe. <---Just so happens to be a damn good looking woman *check* I think not. "Finer womanhood" indeed! I type about 70 wpm and yeah some of it is a little off. However, McKinzie noted that she had received negative backlash from some questioning the relevance of an AKA Barbie doll in todays society. : No. And P.S. If Sen. Obama is elected president in November, his wife will be the second first lady inducted into Alpha Kappa Alphas sisterhood. So before you start being "no your history patrol woman", please know what YOU'RE talking about! dst.. On the occasion of our centennial celebration, we look forward to embracing them as members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.. [/quote] Michelle Obama is sometimes compared to Jackie Kennedy, but she may now have something in common with another first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. If all my sorors are conceited, stuck up, and our only claim to fame is being pretty,then why do you care? Records, 19762005 (inclusive), 1978-2004 (bulk): A Finding Aid", "North Carolina Central chancellor dies after cancer battle", "Senator Frederica S. Wilson - Minority (Democratic) Leader Pro Tempore", "Changing the Face of Medicine: Dr. Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee", "Gladys West's work on GPS 'would impact the world', "Mathematician inducted into Space and Missiles Pioneers Hall of Fame", "Epsilon Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Our Chapter Members", "Directory of Cumberland County Judicial Officers", "Florida Supreme Court Justice Profile of Peggy A. Quince", "New D.C. Superior Court Judge to be Sworn-in Friday", "Challenges and Success in Creating Community Based Food Systems", "Kamala D. 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Preach Soror! :-), Michelle Obama is a fabulous individual!! Yet, also ringing in their ears was an earlier proclamation from D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, who augmented the momentum of the day for Alpha Kappa Alpha members while also creating history in the District. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women who were known as The Original Group of 1908, and seven sophomores, who were accepted as honor initiates and are known as The Sophomores of 1910. Think wire-rimmed glasses = Alpha. There is no reason to bash another orgs. For the Greeks who are hoping that Michelle Obama decline AKA- I must say you are a fake. Essence, People, Newsweek, and Vanity Fair and greetings to all else: Michelle Obama says she'll be proud to be an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the black sorority holding its centennial celebrations in DC this week. I don't belong to any, yet I understand why some join as another social network for fellowship and support in common goals and ideals. Why dont you do yourself a favor and talk It is an honorary membership because when she attended Princeton, there was no chapter of the sorority there. You have been following in "our" footsteps for 95 years and all you have to say is more of the same. We all have pride in our orgs and think we made the best choice..DST is the best choice for u..AKA is the best for me. You are nothing more than angry former sorors. She is the Jacqueline Kennedy of this period right now., According to Alpha Kappa Alpha, the criterion for consideration as an honorary member is that prospects have made outstanding achievements that set them apart in their communities and careers.. AKA is not a fraternity or secret society. 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. 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