DeltaBro1-You stated in your letter that you wonder if we (the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated) would have a problem if you were an organization of white men. Hell yes, we would! I personally don’t care that your organization is comprised of African-American men. You all could be black, white, blue, green, male, female, gay, lesbian, animal or mineral-it would not matter to me. What matters to me is that your organization has regrettably chosen symbols long used by my beloved organization which are very dear to me and my sorors. I agree with my Soror Ideal08, let’s just keep it real. There are just too many similarities between the symbols that your organization chose in 1985 and the ones that my organization has held dear since the early 1900s. This is no coincidence. Could you all not come up with one original idea-other than being for the benefit of gay African-American men. I looked at your shield and I was horrified. It appears that you all have basically copied every identifying symbol regarding your organization from other organizations, mainly Alpha Kappa Alpha. You stated in your letter that you are appalled by the alleged KOSIS, Inc.’s blatant disrespect for Alpha Kappa Alpha and her traditions. Well, I am appalled by your organization’s blatant disrespect for my beloved sorority. You stated further in your letter that the sole purpose of emails from my sorors is to take your organization to task for its very existence. I have no problem whatsoever with the existence of your organization. I do, however, have a problem with your blatant disrespect for my organization which has been exhibited by your organization’s pilfering of the symbols of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. My heart is loyal and my heart is true to Alpha Kappa Alpha which is why I find your use of so many of our symbols to be very disrespectful and for that I most certainly will “take you to task”.
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