Soror No More
So whom the Son sets free, is free indeed! -John 8:36
When I joined Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Incorporated in 2009, I faithfully wore the letters and colors which represent the organization. For years, a pink and green AKA lanyard religiously adorned my neck, and I asmassed enough of the sorority’s paraphernalia to never repeat an outfit twice within a year. When I relocated to another state and my new permanent license plates arrived reading “DST-622,” I immediately requested vanity tags boasting “PNKNGRN” to replace them. Proud. I wanted everyone to know that I was an AKA. And not one person ridiculed me for my overt declarations - ever. Today I am sharing my exodus from AKA with that same confidence - by boldly professing my love for The Lord, for I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16).
On October 11, 2023, I repented of my sins before The Lord and renounced my membership in AKA. The following afternoon I mailed my notarized renunciation letter to AKA Headquarters. A month later, I received their response. They inactivated my membership, giving me until June 1, 2024 to reassess my decision before they vote on my expulsion during the 2024 summer Boule. But the devil is a liar (John 8:44). They may have left the door open for my reconsideration, but it is shut. Just as I made that unrighteous covenant with AKA over fourteen years ago, by the power of The Holy Spirit I severed it. So whom the Son sets free, is free indeed! -John 8:36
My decision to renounce and denounce AKA is simple: it is in obedience to The Lord. To learn more about my journey into and emancipation from this unrighteous covenant, read my series of blog posts entitled Soror No More here on my website.
So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. -Matthew 10:32-33
An additional word for Christians in Black Greek Letter Organizations:
I stand in no judgment of you. For I was once one among you. It is through God’s loving kindness and grace that He has spared me from my ignorance and selfishness - delivering me from the deception. But the Lord requires our obedience to Him. It is how we show our love for Him (John 14:21). Again, my renunciation in AKA is in obedience to The Lord. My public denunciation of AKA and all secret organizations is in alignment with His Word in Ephesians 5:11: Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
You may or may not understand my decision. But I trust that you will respect it.
