Oh that explained it! thanks for your great articulate thoughts!

No, it's not over my head, it seems like it is over yours.

:(

Let Me put it another way.

The Chapter Alums did not like what the Chapter did.

Now, not only is there no Chapter, there is no Chapter for Actives and Alums alike.

If You are in a Greek Organization and were an Alum, would You like to be in the position where You would not go back to You Alma Mater and see Your Old Alum members and meet New Members?

I saw this on the news last night. They showed a few pics but I can't find them on the net.

Here is a link to an article Fraternity suspended after racially insensitive party

It doesn't sound as if the alumni actually caused them to shut down, I think it was the University. I understand the alcohol policy, as I too live in a "dry" house. However, the University lets us drink as much as we want as long as it it's in cups. It seems that the political correct in the administration won over. Another decline of free speech in America...

Doesn't the case of Skokie protect this sort of thing? I'm pretty sure they ruled in favor of the KKK on this one.

The Alums did not have anything to do with the Chapter being closed, but agreed that it was the correct thing. Not happy but still did not agree with the party theme which was insensative and broke School and National Rules.

regardlees, there is no longer an AKL Chapter on CMoU!:(

I doubt anyone closes their chapters over just insensitivity. I'm not buying that. It seems like the media organizations picked it up and reported it that way. The way I read it, the house was supposed to be dry and this was a violation of the alcohol policy. I can understand closing a house for repeated alcohol violations, but for one racially insensitive party? I'm not buying it.

I think this is being 'spun' into a racial incident.

ktsnake an interesting thought as You have a back ground of TV and News Media.

It is hard for Me to not think of You when I see TV!:D

It just seems as if there was a culmination of things. I dont know the History of the AKLs there so I am flying blind.

I'm pretty sure the Mu Lambda Kappa chapter of AKL at Memphis is pretty dead as well for the same things.

I've never even heard of AKL, are they a smaller national fraternity?

AKL isn't found in the south. It's primarily a northern and western fraternity.

Not true. AKL has chapters in Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, and Georgia. While it was founded out west (first to be founded on the west coast, actually, in CA), it isn't limited to the north and west.


AKL is a little smaller as fraternities go, and interesting as they take a different approach to brotherhood - very emphatic on the friendship part, less so on the secrecy. On their website they explain that AKL stands for "Alethia Kai Logos," meaning "The Truth and the Word." I've also heard AKL stands for "an Affiliation Kindled for Life".

They're great guys - I'm the daughter of one, and dated another in school.

Don't get me wrong, I think it was a crappy thing for them to do, but people do have first amendment rights. I doubt that they got closed for offensive behavior as well. it probably was more of an alcohol issue. I mean, honnestly, last year someone shot a gun into the air at a Delt party I was at. Apparetly attenders were fighting, I'm sure one or both of them were offened, and I know most of us were terrified when the gun went off. The Delts are still goin strong and as far as I know didnt have any reprecussions, and I wouldnt expect them to. In fact, SigmaX Derby Days here involves nearly naked women mud restling, that offends me, but that's why I dont go to watch or participate. They arent going to get closed b/c of it, and I would be really upset if they did.
I would feel that way no matter how offended I am.

I'm surprised (glad?) I didn't hear about this, but I disagree that there shouldn't have been repercussions.

If it was a real gun, firing a real round (not a blank), that's potentially life threatening. I'm sure that if the (Delt) Central Office knew about this, there would have been an investigation at the very least -- to say nothing of the University Police.

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