Questions to memebers of Alpha Kappa Alpha

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First let me say, that I am sorry if this thread is in the wrong spot. I am new to the website (just made an account today actually). If you tell me, I will move it to the right spot.

I am interested in rushing Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. My aunt is an AKA (the first and the only person in my family to be in a sorority) and she is one of the most influential people in my life. I agree with the programs that AKA's have that help others. The main reason I wanted to join is that they believe in combating human trafficking, promoting education, and the empowerment of women (especially African-American women). I want to develop relationships and be surrounded by people who believe in such things and I also hope one day that I can start a charity focusing on those issues. However, when I search the internet to find more information about them, I am bombarded by videos of girls screaming "I am so pretty" and shaking their hair. I find poems written by AKAs that say " Yes, I'm conceited and that's no lie". I would like to know if there is some purpose to this. I feel as if SOME girls portray Alpha Kappa Alpha not as a sorority but as a high school clique filled with popular girls. Does claiming that AKAs are conceited and pretty have a historical significance? I assumed that it had something to do with the fact that in the early 1900's ( and even today) that black women were portrayed as ugly and uneducated and when Alpha Kappa Alpha was established, they wanted to prove that that stereotype is not true. I find that acting vain and shaking hair is very off putting. I strongly believe in helping other black girls find their beauty and showing other races that black women can be beautiful but not in the same fashion as SOME AKA's. I do understand that not all AKA's act this way, but if the women on my campus do, then what should I do?


Could you tell me why you chose to be an Alpha Kappa Alpha. When you first visited the website or met an AKA, was it like "love at first sight" and you knew that AKA was the sorority for you?


After having pledged and been accepted into the sorority, how has your life changed?


What is your view of the current AKA undergrads? Do you feel as if the sorority has changed since you were in college?


What are some issues that arose after joining the sorority?



If these questions offend you, I am terribly sorry. I did not intend for the questions to be offensive.