Old South

[West Texas KA]

The reason for the old south Tradition is this. When the movie Gone with the Wind came out it was a huge "must see movie" in the U.S. Being that KA holds true to the traditions of gentelmenly conduct and southern hospitality anyway it was really a great movie for KA. In the opening lines of the movie it says that the "Old SOuth is Gone with the Wind." I belive it was the Mu chapter from Oklahoma (but I could be wrong) that started the old south formal. This was back when the movie came out in the 30's. They rented costumes from the movie to have an "Old SOuth Ball" They continued to have this party year after year. Eventually it just spread through the Order. KA does in fact hold true to the ideeals of the south and Robert E. Lee. That does not mean that we are racist or anything like that. There are many very cool brothers I have in KA that are african american. We just think that the history of our Order and the time period in which we were founded is something we want to hold on to. Hope this clears things up a little.

"For God and the Ladies"