Myra Davis went from being the president of the Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter to being president of the Delta Sigma Theta chapter. Currently, both cast members have stated that they have received death threats from people online and have even had people try to confront them in front of their homes. Ive always been glad that I pledged and proud I made it through. In July 2009, eight members of sued the sorority to have McKinzie removed as president. "All we are seeking is the truth," said Sam High, Kristin High's father. Like every collegiate Greek organization, the sorority has rules against hazing -- a risk management policy, their website calls it. "I tried to talk to all of them and stop it," said a teary-eyed Ms. Vargas of her unsuccessful attempt to end the unusual, grueling late-night activities. [2] The chapter, in conjunction with the National Office, shall submit a recolonization plan for approval to the Dean of Students. My first reaction was, I cant believe theyve gone and done this, said Pierce MacGuire, 29, referring to the chapter posting the statement. The individual undergraduate members are not to act on behalf of, represent or organize as members of the Gamma Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Lambda.. Leadership Highlight: Texas Southern Universitys SGA President Dexter Maryland, Black History Now: Delaware State Universitys Jelani Bryant, Alpha Phi Alpha Commemorates MLKs Legacy with Oratorical Competition in Essex County, The Top Alpha Phi Alpha Graduation Photos of Fall 2022, Alpha Phi Alphas Rev. The two hadnt spoken in several years. ", "I don't want to see this happen to anyone else's mother," added Ms. Strong-Fargas, who is forming an organization to be called "Mother's Against Hazing.". 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They alleged that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of organization funds on personal items, including jewelry and clothing. Many of the first meetings were held in Edna Brown's living room. Ms. Saafir, who transferred to Cal State after attending Kings River Community College in Reedley, Calif., was a full-time tax specialist with the IRS and only needed courses to obtain a degree in photography. But the killing of George Floyd has for the first time started a racial reckoning within the fraternitys own chapters. Fall recruitment for Mercers fraternities and sororities is quickly approaching, and according to Fraternity and Sorority Programs 2020-2021 review, most of the Greek Life organizations are currently in good standing. The night they died, the lawsuit claims, theyd spent hours at the beach doing calisthenics before they were ordered to walk backward into the ocean. She doesnt talk much about her daughter these days. Los Angeles, Review: A reimagined Secret Garden fails to flower anew at the Ahmanson Theatre, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. She died in the surf. State Police seized $10,000 worth of psychedelics from the Kappa house after two 19-year-old brothers scored 107 grams of ecstasy from undercover officers. Elijah Norris, 19, who would become the fourth African-American to graduate as a member of the chapter, recalled a series of calls with another who was equivocating. Privately, some of its younger alumni had begun to call the fraternitys depiction of Lee indoctrination. More Latinos had joined the chapter. Having learned growing up that Lee was a brilliant military strategist, he had recited the South should have won chant without much thought, he said, until Mr. Clark and other Black members who quit the chapter helped him see it as an assertion of white supremacy. The Columbia Police Department and the Richland County Coroner's office are both investigating the death of the student, who has not yet been identified, WLTX-TV reported.Coroner Gary Watts said the body was found around 10:30 a.m. at a private residence . The Beta Lambda chapter of Kappa Alpha . The Eta Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was chartered May 17, 1974, on the Campus of the University of South Alabama. Barbara A. McKinzie [1] was from 2006 to 2010 the twenty-seventh International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha (), the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African-American college women. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. (Hazing, Endangerment) and Disciplinary Probation effective November 7, 2016 through March 12, 2017 (Hazing, Endangerment) Our last print issue was published Dec. 6. It's unclear what her PTSD stemmed from. / CBS News. Especially at Kappa Alphas larger chapters, concentrated in the South, some students who grew up celebrating Confederate figures gravitate to the fraternity precisely because of its allegiance to Lee. His proposal to remove the portrait, donated by an alumnus, proved more contentious. At the national fraternitys annual leadership institute in January, its chapter presidents were encouraged to role-play responding to common Lee questions. Click here to learn more about the digital-only switch. "When she first told me that she had an interest, I think most importantly, my concerns were that they were genuine in their mission," Felicia said. 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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority also sent in their own investigators and the sorority's activities have been suspended pending the outcome. Further, the suit alleged that the board approved a "pension stipend" of $4,000 a month for four years after McKinzie leaves office without the necessary approval of members, and that a $1 million life insurance policy was purchased for her. A few years earlier, when some members pushed to remove a portrait of Lee hanging in the fraternity house, the majority voted to leave it up. Three University of Mississippi students were suspended from the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity on Wednesday after posing with firearms in front of a memorial sign . Alpha Kappa Alpha tells CBS News it consistently educates members about hazing and the repercussions, including suspension and expulsion. The Sorority maintains a current list of suspended members which can be found here. Her sophomore year, she told her parents she wanted to join a sorority as a way to serve others. Delta Phi Chapter was established at JSU on March 3, 1953. Kristin was always on top of things.. I didnt worry as much as I should, Strong-Fargas said this week. SW. Pi Zeta. "The unique challenge in the case, of course for a lawyer, is linking the suicide to the actual hazing. According to the rules, suspended members are not be allowed to attend official sorority events orwear sorority paraphernalia during their two year suspension. The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi at North Carolina Central University are TAKING OVER! Ms. High, blindfolded and wearing sweatpants and tennis shoes, was led into water at the beach, the suit charges. Alpha Kappa Omega: South Central: 01/16/2015: 01/16/2020: Cheek: Simone: Simone D. Cheek: General Membership: Central: 07/01/2017: I have chronicled the efforts of 8 suspended members to be both reinstated and properly recognized each step of the way. As a reporter, I covered the story when they died. Ms. Strong-Fargas said, "Knowing my daughter, Kristin, she would have put an end to this (hazing). According to the website, their suspension start dates are listed as 12/26/2014 and will end on 07/15/2016. Call for was substituted for demand. But the group, which had grown to several dozen alumni and active members, declined to cut the line vowing to engage with our community in order to learn what pain we have caused and how we can remedy it.. Kappa Alpha Psi A hazing report filed on Jan. 28, 2020 alleged that a concerned parent emailed the SU Office of Student Leadership and Engagement, saying his son was hit with paddles and canes and forced to send money to fraternity members via Cash App. ANALYSIS: Violence continues to rise in Macon. Suspended organizations are described as those which have been removed from all campus activities and recognition for a set period of time or indefinitely. The Lambda Pi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated is suspended until January 1, 2025. They currently have 23 active chapters in the U.S. Data pager; 1 2. 5656 S Stony Island Ave Chicago, IL 60637 The Official Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Facebook Page. The white member who had offered up his phone number voted in favor of the statement. Kappa Alphas at Southwestern are not known for doing the work of race relations, said Ivan Maina, co-president of Ebony, a Black student group at Southwestern. Even at the Southwestern chapter, which draws members from diverse backgrounds, those discomfited by the Lee connection had long managed to overlook it. Cara Jenkins. Members of the Southwestern University chapter demanded that the fraternity drop its association with Lee and investigate the racial harms they say Kappa Alphas have inflicted. 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The chapter was supsended on April 23, 2022 through May 31, 2023 at which time they can return as an active chapter on probation and alcohol free through May 31, 2026. T Mart! replied Mr. Clark, invoking Mr. Martins nickname and waving aside the apology, Good to hear from you.. Duncan asked. After months of depositions -- and Strong-Fargas sat through every one -- the lawsuits against Alpha Kappa Alpha were settled. The full story from that night may never be told. As difficult as it sometimes was, the process gave me confidence, and taught me to draw on an inner strength thats served me well in adulthood. One was the president of the Vanderbilt chapter, which released a statement calling on the fraternity to acknowledge its problematic history of racial exclusivity.. Patricia Strong-Vargasthe grieving mother of Ms. Highstruggles today with knowing that the victims could be alive. ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. was founded January 15, 1908, at Howard University with the philosophy of cultivating and . She is currently a practicum intern with WMAZ-TV. She worked part-time as an office manager and teacher at Ruby's Christian Academy. I suspected from the first bare-bones account that this was no simple jaunt on the beach. Alpha Kappa Alpha leaders said from the start that the group had no role in the deaths. In her free time she enjoys music, community service, watching TV and finding new ways to get involved on Mercers campus. The Southwestern chapter, known within Kappa Alpha by the Greek letter Xi, had changed over the previous five years. According to one report, Mr. Karim is seeking to informally resolve the matter with the sorority. Kappa Sigma. Its embrace of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, as a. At least one white member opposed denouncing Lee on principle. We currently have eight chapters within the National Pan-Hellenic Council. More than half of the members of the national fraternity Kappa Alpha Order's Rhodes College chapter have been suspended, according to the Commercial Appeal. [5] I told them it was unacceptable and offensive to me and my family, he recalled. Owner aims. Kappa Sigma, Tulane University. Joining Alpha Kappa Alpha was something she had always wanted. But theyve hit a snag, Rain check! If a registered student organization has any outstanding educational sanctions at the conclusion of organizational probation or organizational suspension, the organizational probation or organizational suspension will remain in effect pending completion of the educational sanctions. But no matter how much their own chapter distanced itself from Lee, Southwestern members said, it remained part of the national fraternity, with 121 chapters, 6,000 undergraduate members and more than 130,000 living alumni. 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