![]() On behalf of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, we condemn this television show for its exploitation and degradation of our organizations and African American women everywhere. This cast, these plotlines and the entire show premise represent the antithesis of who we are as African American women, sorority sisters and friends. Moreover, these cast members willfully misrepresent the ideals of our illustrious organizations, betray the privilege of membership bestowed upon them, undermine our collective promise to uplift communities and each other, and detract from the transformative programs carried out by our members worldwide. On December 18, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc released a statement expressing their sadness and disappointment with the “ Sorority Sisters” producers’ “desire to elevate harmful, negative, and stereotypical imagery of African American women in their quest for ratings.”Īs leaders of the four historically African American sororities, we are united in our belief that Sorority Sisters, which aired Monday, Decemon VH1, poses a shameful affront to our proud legacies of service, scholarship and sisterhood.įor more than a century, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, have been at the vanguard of positive social change and served as repositories for women with shared ideals.Īs such, we are saddened by the producers’ desire to elevate harmful, negative, and stereotypical imagery of African American women in their quest for ratings. ![]() The suspension will be in effect until July 15, 2016. until 2016!Īccording to the organization’s official website, April was suspended from her Chi Tau Omega chapter and Joy was suspended from her Lambda Epsilon Omega on December 26, 2014. The dramaticals surrounding VH1’s new reality series, “ Sorority Sisters” continues with two of their cast members being suspended from their organizations.Īpril McRae and Joy Hammond have been suspended by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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