Chapters are different on every campus, so I can only tell you my impressions of 2 KA chapters. The KA men I hung out with in my college days at Georgia College were all gentlemen. They stood for women when we walked in the door, opened doors for us, and treated us as ladies. The same goes for the KA chapter at Georgia Tech where my brother is a member. He was just initiated last Saturday, and I can tell you right now that he would not be a part of any group that supports racist ideals.
They are very proud of their roots and do consider Robert E. Lee one of their spiritual founders. It is because of this Confederate link that they are often stereotyped as "racist". This makes my blood boil! I truly wish that more fraternity guys incorporated the Southern Gentlemen idea into their daily lives like the KA's do. From everything I have seen, they are all decent, upstanding men - proud of their fraternity and its history.
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