Soror AKA_Monet:
I agree with some of what you said, but I have to disagree that some sorors have beef with our sorority being affiliated with a gay men's fraternity. I have problems with Alpha Kappa Alpha being associated with ANY entity, through the duplication of our symbols, rituals and traditions. I'm not upset because these brothers are gay; I'm upset with ANYONE who would knowingly appropriate our symbols. And that was my understanding of the fraternity in question, because of the email message I addressed in a previous post.
The fact that we live in a Judeo-Christian society hasn't stopped some of the many changes we've seen in our sorority and black greekdom, so to me, we shouldn't try to be all high, mighty and righteous about the homosexuality aspect of this debate. Rather, we should stick to the real issue of respect: for others' hard work and the deep meaning they assign to the symbols and traditions which define their sorority/fraternity experience.
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