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In order to give you the best experience, we use cookies and similar technologies for performance, analytics, personalization, advertising, and to help our site function. While this person was too far for my friend to approach them and speak to them, she was able to throw up the Kappa hand symbol, to which the Kappa in the identifying sweatshirt was able to throw back, giving them an instant connection and acknowledgement. I welcome the new policy and I hope the active chapter understands that the symbol may be hurtful to some of its member and that there are many ways of representing a cohesive and supportive group without adopting symbols created by the lowest criminals or most intolerant in our society, hand symbols. Matching red or blue colors.

Every purchase you make puts money in an artist’s pocket. 19-year-old girls throwing up a hand sign is not "offensive." Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I am appalled that Kappas all over the nation are being asked to stop using their hand sign, which symbolizes the Kappa bond and sisterhood, because our sign uses two hands to create a symbol - which is the ONLY similarity between these two hand signs.

It's important to remember a couple things: 1) no dictate has been given that members can't "throw what you know" or post it on your own page, simply that, as the Fraternity's head of Public Relations, a decision has been made that this photos will not be posted on National sites and pages going forward. Why would a group of strong women allow the negative connotation of "gang signs" dictate how we symbolically represent our sisterhood? What is your background in non verbal communication and how the millennial generation communicates?

Those are the compelling photos we want to share with the world. Throw it proudly! Just doing a one handed K (for Kappa) is MORE similar to a white supremacist group's hand sign than the symbol with the two K's is. A hand gesture, an image, words, none of these things have power unless we give it to them. I welcome the change. Does this mean we should stop doing that sign also? We appreciate your concern. Filed Under: Hazing News. We encourage you to help this trend fade away by not posting images with it on your chapter or individual websites or social media sites, either. Buy any 4 and get 25% off. Up until this was brought up, I have never even heard a faint whisper about this linking to white supremacy groups.

When you take a moment to look at all the implications, hopefully those of you up in arms about this change will see the wisdom in maintaining a traditional "Kappa" persona at the public level. If you're one of the many sisters who disagrees with this decision, here's a link to a petition to Nationals asking them to reconsider: As an African American member of Kappa I'm appalled at the ignorance at the basis of this article.

Whoever wrote this needs to look elsewhere for problems to solve. As a currently active member, Kappa has never made me feel so unimportant and excluded. To have this snap decision made, based on the opinion of a single non-Kappa, without consulting the membership at large is a slap in the face. Take the "thumbs up" gesture. I also polled him to see if Kappa’s sign is similar to any that an unsavory organization might use.

As I'm sure you know, blue is the color of the famous "crips" gang and they use it just as much as a symbol of unity as the sisters of Kappa do. Does that mean we should go back on hundreds of years of history because someone might mistake the two somewhere? I am an active alumna and this is quite honestly the straw that broke the camel's back for me. We encourage you to share photos with us that reflect your personality, and help us share the greatness of our sisterhood. If written incorrectly, our letters could be misinterpreted as KKK, and we all know that that is a white supremacist group. NO. Your prohibition on hand signals is the equivalent of telling people not to wear hoodies because gang members might wear hoodies. No. But my true question is why is this the first and truly only issue that Kappas across the country are fired up and interested in? By saying you don't support that, won't post pictures, etc you are not standing up for what Greek believe and are letting the bad guys win. I'm not sure it is too far removed from a culturally insensitive theme for a social. The little boy wears a crimson-colored T-shirt that reads: KAPPA. T-shirts, stickers, wall art, home decor, and more featuring designs by independent artists.

I'm not confident that the author of this blog is actually qualified to make a change like this.

I'm an alumna who graduated before this trend started, and I gotta say - I'm unpleasantly surprised to see Nationals wasting their time on something SO trivial. This is absolutely absurd. However, this logic is exactly the same as the logic that has prompted you to post this. This is more about how we present ourselves and our "brand" rather than about censoring members who throw up the Kappa hand signs.

We should not have to change who we are and what we stand for because of a horrible group of people who also use both their hands to represent themselves. I wholeheartedly agree with Emilie Burke's comments. VIVA LA KAPPA :). Take the peace sign for example- it is a hand sign people throw up daily, but has a positive message. We should just change that too to avoid any sort of wrong interpretation, right? A member of my family (who needs to remain anonymous due to safety and security considerations) works for an organization that investigates gangs and hate groups. Let's focus on something tangible that really needs a stance. Find out more in our Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. These images have bothered me for some time; so I welcome this policy! However, when my family member pointed out to me that Kappa’s hand sign is startlingly similar to one used by a white supremacist group, I was stunned. ... hand sign.

We're trying so hard to please everyone that we've stopped maintaining our identity as an organization or allowing us to build up strong women.

I'm pretty sure that the representation of Kappa Kappa Gamma is not solely white nor does is look ANYTHING like a supremacy GANG.

Is there a sensitive group who is bothered by the issue? I urge you to reconsider. It represents the fact that a flight attendant can see me in a Kappa sweatshirt, declare that we're sisters, and become my friend as if we've known each other forever.

We are a society of collegiate women. The sign is NOT the same sign either. Add to Favorites Click to zoom Ianninan 514 sales 514 sales | 3.5 out of 5 stars. Saying no will not stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make them less relevant or more repetitive. Well you're in luck, because here they come. Favorite Add to More colors Kappa Delta Graduation Stole - Customize With Your Colors, Letters, Crest AND Year! Please.

AKA Pink And Green Hand Sign 2020 Kappa Aka Sorority Hand Sign SVG PNG. This seems to be creating an issue that was never present. To bookmark favorite pages, go to the page you want to save and click on the "Member Bookmark" icon. I work on a college campus and when I searched while on campus, I saw more than one picture with a sorority name in it. For people not involved in any given organization things will seem different than they are. Disappointing to say the least. I really wish you had consulted with other members of the law enforcement community before issuing this edict. I completely understand that as an organization we do not want to offend anyone or be confused with such a group. Uhh, there are numerous chapters with numerous variations of ethnicities. It represents the countless hours I still spend with them now after graduation: catching up at lunch, attending weddings and baby showers, and going on vacation together. Being in Kappa has shown me so much and has helped me grown into the lady I am today. There are so many things out there giving the Greek community a bad name. Kappa Stickers. The most popular color? People that are offended by the Kappa hand sign need to grow a tougher skin; it's clearly different than the SS bolts hand sign. These girls aren't bonging beers in letters. I believe that our hand sign represents our love and loyalty.

We own it, and it represents us, the strong intelligent women that make up this organization that I love so dearly.

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... You’re constantly correcting people’s hand signs because AOII’s and ours are so similar. Thank you for writing about this trend. You've already signed up for some newsletters, but you haven't confirmed your address. I find it disappointing that a member of our fraternity's nationals would go out of their way to condemn our hand symbol.

If you're going to base this decision on what may resemble "gang" behavior does that mean we should stop all wearing blue too as a symbol of our unity? alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Inc | Hand Sign Decal Sticker GraphicsbyLumii. Again, we always need to be mindful of interpretation, not just intention, when posting online or to social media sites.

I became a Kappa a long, long time before these hand signs came along. Get up to 50% off. I think there is nothing wrong with girls using them.

Yes! KKG-KKK.

This isn't the first time, the second time, or even the 10th time, that this organization has acted with impunity. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Take this gesture to a country like China, though, and you will be offending someone, just like if you had used your middle finger in this country. On the other hand, the swastika is a symbol worshipped for gods in Hinduism. There is NO similarity between these two hand signs that should cause such an issue and simply educating yourself on the subject should quickly dismiss any confusion.

The official US site for Kappa. Don't make it something "bad" just because it may look similar to something else.

Does it?! I echo the disbelief from my sisters above.