I could really care less what organizations people choose to join. Why should it bother me what letters other people wear on their chest. I am not the arbiter of what is "real" and what isn't "real." People join whatever they choose to join for their own reasons.
Most of the time I don't even notice what letters other people are wearing; I'm just sooo happy that I'm A-K-A that it's hard for me to see past my pink and green glow.