Why was the president of black sorority aka Alpha Kappa Alpha sued my members?
Sorority Head Sued Over Pricey Statue By DON BABWIN, AP posted: 5 HOURS 10 MINUTES AGO comments: 2294 filed under: National News CHICAGO (July 29) — Members of the country’s oldest black sorority are suing to remove their president, alleging that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of the group’s money on herself — some of it to pay for a wax statue in her own likeness. In the suit filed in Washington, D.C., the Alpha Kappa Alpha members also alleged that international President Barbara McKinzie bought designer clothing, jewelry and lingerie with the sorority credit card. She then redeemed points the purchases earned on the card to buy a big-screen television and gym equipment, the lawsuit said. Sources: http://news.aol.
July 29, 2009 BY CHERYL V. JACKSON Staff Reporter/cjackson@suntimes.com Members of a prominent Chicago-based sorority are suing to oust their national president — former Chicago Housing Authority comptroller Barbara McKinzie — saying she misappropriated funds and commissioned a $900,000 wax figure of herself. She also is accused of taking nearly $400,000 for personal expenses and arranging for a $4,000 monthly stipend to be paid to herself after she leaves office. McKinzie, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and its current and some former board of directors members are targeted in a lawsuit filed by eight sorority members last month. Among the allegations: • • AKA directors violated the group’s rules when they approved a four-year “pension stipend” for a total of nearly $192,000. They also purchased a $1 million life insurance policy for McKinzie. • • McKinzie used the group’s American Express card to buy designer clothing,
