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Originally posted by MoxieGrrl (in part)
I read a story somewhere that KA was flying the Confederate Flag, and it bothered a cleaning woman. Someone approached the chapter and asked them to take it down. The guys asked why and the person said it was upsetting the cleaning woman. So, they took it down. No more questions asked. I thought that was v.v.nice.
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Actually, Kappa Alpha Order adopted the following By-Law at its 2001 National Convention:
Display of the Confederate Battle Flag. The display of the Confederate Battle Flag shall be prohibited from any chapter house, lodge, or meeting place: a "display" shall mean a visible presence from the exterior of said property and from the common areas within. The Confederate Battle Flag shall not be displayed at any fraternity function or gathering, on or off property associated with Kappa Alpha Order. The Confederate Battle Flag shall not be associated with Kappa Alpha Order by any medium including, but not limited to, fabric pattern, printed material, painted or stenciled surfaces, or computer Web sites. The Confederate Battle Flag shall not be incorporated into the design of clothing or any other items bearing symbolism of Kappa Alpha Order.
An issue of the Kappa Alpha Journal a year or so ago (which used to be available on-line, but now I can't find it) had a very good cover story on the association between KA and the Conferderate Battle flag, historically and now, along with discussion of why KA would not want to be associated with the negative connotations the flag carries with so many people.
BTW, Kappa Alpha Order has long had its own, very attractive flag: three vertical bars -- crimson, white and gold -- with a crimson Greek cross (all arms equal length) in the center of the white bar.
For what it's worth.