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Get your people, Shani:

Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the nation’s oldest sorority for collegiate and professional black women, are asking a D.C. court to remove the group’s national leadership and order its president to return funds allegedly paid in contravention of the organization’s bylaws.

The group’s national president, Barbara McKinzie, has come under fire for a long list of alleged financial misdeeds. The most interesting of those allegations: The plaintiffs claim McKinzie used the organization’s money to commission a $900,000 “living legacy wax figure” of herself.

h/t AverageBro

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  • Aisha

    A friend of mine has an AKA doll that stands in the corner or her living room. When her daughter was younger she would stand in the corner next to the AKA doll because she thought that’s what people her size did.

  • I’m not sure there’s anyone for me to ‘get.’ The issue is being handled through proper channels.

  • lemu

    When getting a corporate card goes wrong….

    This has been the talk of every greek listserve I’m on for about a week.

  • NinaG

    It’s unfortunate when I hear stories like this about Divine 9 orgs (or really any org for that matter). I’m glad members are taking her to task on this.

  • the black scientist

    i’m from a family of deltas, so i’ll keep my mouth shut on this one.

  • Grump

    ITS A SERIOUS MATTER!!!!!

  • ladyfresh

    how can something like this happen?

    i’m not a part of any of these organizations. does anyone know the history behind this woman?

    i’m surprised she got as far as she did i would have thought there would have been a pattern of behavior but 20/20 hindsight i guess

  • lemu

    Maybe shes refering to “a long list of alleged financial misdeeds” that have transpired over her 3 year term.

    The most troubling passage in the entire article is this one..

    “Members who have voiced concerns over the alleged financial improprieties have had their membership privileges “withdrawn, suspended and otherwise adversely affected,” according to the complaint.”

  • belleisa

    I don’t believe that people are “pathological embezzlers” and I think you are refering to the comment I made about abusing power being a “universal trait?”

    I wasn’t shocked that this happend, just sad for the bad PR this would cause an organization where many of its members believe in the ideals and pay a lot of money toward memberships.

    There’s a great line in a novel, that I’ll be talking about later, that says the “despised becoming the despicable.” I think people are shocked when someone like the AKA President abuses power. There’s always this notion that “when one of us gets in,” it’ll be different. Whoever the us is, depends on the individual, group, and or cultural identity.

    I believed that to be the reaction ladyfresh had.

  • ladyfresh

    she didn’t abuse it out of nowhere

    she wasn’t this perfect leader and woke up one morning and decided to get a $900,000 wax figure

    ok maybe she did …but there are probably $100,000 mini wax figures laying around

    i keed

    i’m sure she’s been misusing funds over a period of time