AXORissa-I agree with you that where I live, being in a sorority called TriKappa would not go over well with my friends or family. However, it is a sorority that is ONLY in Indiana and the poeple of Indiana are very familiar with them and know who they are and that they are NOT associated with the KKK. They do not wear the letters KKK at all. They only say "Tri-Kappa" and they only wear the words"Tri Kappa" spelled out. It's more like the first name of the sorority is Tri and the second is Kappa.

Like I said, I personally couldn't join a group with that name based on where I currently live but maybe if I was living in Indiana and everyone I knew was in it and I saw all the good they did, maybe.....I could get over it.

And I am sure they love their name and their sorority just like you love yours. you wouldn't want people telling you to change your name because it's too close to XO would you? Of course not:)

I wondered about that too. It was the main question that I asked the ESA HQ lady. As it was explained to me a couple of years ago, the online form is placed on the public side so that more people can have access. They don’t actually charge your credit card until you speak with an ESA. They use the form to gather information and forward it to the chapter(s) nearest you. At that point, you have several options. One is that you can be a MAL. There is programming and even fundraiser options for St. Jude that you can do on your own. Second, you can join an existing chapter. You may need to be extended an invitation. Third, you can grab at least 9 others and form a new chapter. They reimburse up to $300, IIRC, in start up costs.

Now like I said this is from an old conversation and I don’t have the papers in front of me, but I think that is how it works. I would strongly suggest that a person with interest in any group to call them first to get a better idea.

But there is a difference-- I wouldnt be insulting anyone by being a Chi O. They werent formed and dont act purely out of hatred for people who arent like them. Its a HUGE difference. I guess people in Indiana dont care? But I dont really care about the Tri-Kappa name, since I'd never move to Indiana or be a part anyways.

(and people DO mix AXO and XO all the time, especially if they went to a school with no AXO. And on my own campus we get mixed up with APO since we dont have XO.

When I went home wearing letters... it wasn't until I went to an event with a lot of people I had graduated with, that several of them were coming over to me to see my shirt nad make sure the third letter wasn't another K. I was like, no it's not, see "gamma" I joined a sorority. Then of course they all were in shock because they didn't expect me to do it, but it was funny how at first they were coming over not because they knew I was wearing sorority letters, but because they wanted to make sure I wasn't wearing "KKK".

The girl I used to be best friends with before we both left for college started teasing me about if it had been KKK had contradicting it would have been since my family background is Jewish (which by Hitler standards makes me Jewish dispite the fact that I'm Lutheran). It was funny.

Anyhoo... random side babble... I'm done now

If they want to be Tri-Kappa, then that's fine....I KNOW and THEY KNOW it doesn't mean Ku Klux Klan. Anything else is none of my business.







I was so tempted to write so much more.

This is a really close-minded statement.

(1) of course people in Indiana are concerned with the legacy of the Ku Klux Klan.

(2) just because Tri-Kappa happens to have three initials in common with another group doesn't mean they have ANYTHING to do with each other. My initials are J.E. and I'm nothing like Elton John.

(3) Indiana loves you. Why don't you love Indiana?

There's also a local fraternity at Dartmouth called Tri-Kappa, which HAS been around longer than the KKK (that's what I was thinking of).

As for they should change their name because people would think it's something it's not...umm hell NO - it's three Kappas. The Ku Klux Klan is abbreviated with three English letter Ks. It's totally different, even though the letters look the same in each language. That would be like the Asian Students Association telling Alpha Sigma Alpha we need to change our name because people sometimes write it "ASA."

Actually...Epsilon Sigma Alpha has colligiate chapters., also. :)

How come you aren't listed on the greek life page????? Get on there girl!

Sometimes I think I've been living in a cave. I'm completely unfamiliar with non-collegiate sororities. Just like I was completely unfamiliar with alumnae initiation into Panhel sororities. I'm sorry that I've been so clueless because both ideas strike me as marvelous opportunities for women!

Can a member of a Panhel sorority be a member of a non-collegiate sorority? Please excuse what might be a dumb question. I think it's time to start opening the windows of this cave! :cool:

Absolutely! I know quite a few Beta Sigma Phis who are in NPC organizations. Many of them are on GC.

Erica:)

I know there are a number of historically African American non-collegiate sororities as well. This is a partial list:

Gamma Phi Delta

Iota Phi Lambda

Eta Phi Beta

Thanks for posting the link to my sorority (although we do need to update our website too ). :D

Nonetheless, if anyone has any questions, please feel free to PM me.

To other sororities come to mind that may qualify too:

Delta Lambda Delta and Theta Kappa Sigma.

http://www.deltalambdadelta.com/home.htm (Multicultural nonacademic)


http://thetakappasigma.expage.com/ Christian Based

actually there is a whole boatload of Christian orgs:

http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/blklion99/christian.html

Very interesting to look at these sites. I was interested in BSP for a while (well, I still am), but couldn't find the time to work it into my schedule - - and unfortunately the age gap between myself and the members in the chapter here was pretty large... I don't know, it still interests me. (And on an aside, I have a goooood friend who's mom is a TriKappa - - she's awesome! :))