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Date: Thursday, March 08, 2007
By: J. Samuel Cook, Black College Wire
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. chapter at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, once referred to as ?Gangster Phi? for its brutal hazing rituals, is under fire for allegedly engaging in underground hazing activities.
The Gamma Phi chapter postponed a scheduled Feb. 25 "interest meeting" and suspended intake pending an investigation.
The allegations came in an e-mail sent to the national organization, claiming that illegal hazing activities had taken place. The e-mail was sent under an assumed name.
However, a sophomore who asked not to be identified told the Alcorn Campus Chronicle that she and other prospective members were made to meet members of the sorority in their dorm rooms, perform calisthenics and purchase food and other amenities for the ?big sisters.? Aspirants were not allowed to look members of the sorority directly in the eyes, she said.
?They would call us around 1 or 2 in the morning and make us come to their dorm room,? the sophomore said. ?Once we were there, they would make us recite history, founders and other information. We would have to do push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks when we got answers wrong or weren?t in sync.? The sophomore said she had not sent the e-mail making the allegations.
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Date: Thursday, March 08, 2007
By: J. Samuel Cook, Black College Wire
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. chapter at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, once referred to as ?Gangster Phi? for its brutal hazing rituals, is under fire for allegedly engaging in underground hazing activities.
The Gamma Phi chapter postponed a scheduled Feb. 25 "interest meeting" and suspended intake pending an investigation.
The allegations came in an e-mail sent to the national organization, claiming that illegal hazing activities had taken place. The e-mail was sent under an assumed name.
However, a sophomore who asked not to be identified told the Alcorn Campus Chronicle that she and other prospective members were made to meet members of the sorority in their dorm rooms, perform calisthenics and purchase food and other amenities for the ?big sisters.? Aspirants were not allowed to look members of the sorority directly in the eyes, she said.
?They would call us around 1 or 2 in the morning and make us come to their dorm room,? the sophomore said. ?Once we were there, they would make us recite history, founders and other information. We would have to do push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks when we got answers wrong or weren?t in sync.? The sophomore said she had not sent the e-mail making the allegations.
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