Alumnae of Kappa Kappa Gamma are suing their sorority over its position of allowing biological men to become leaders in the organization.
The lawsuit in question, filed on Thursday, said a transgender woman is being considered for a leadership role in the sorority, which could make KKG the first sorority with a transgender woman as its president. The candidate being considered, Tracy Nadzieja, was KKG’s first transgender woman member, accepting a position as an alumna initiate in the sorority in 2020.
“The Candidate has currently applied for, and is being considered for, a position in leadership to be voted on through an on-line election in April 2024,” the lawsuit stated. “This position could include being elected to Fraternity Council or even president of KKG. Most members remain unaware that the Candidate is a man.”
The suit also claimed Nadzieja was “fast-tracked” to a leadership position within the sorority and that KKG’s Fraternity Council “deceptively misrepresented” Nadzieja as a woman qualified for leadership.
The plaintiffs of this lawsuit are Patsy Levang, Cheryl Tuck-Smith, Susan Jennings, Margo Knorr, Karen Pope, and Ann Witt, all of whom are KKG alumnae. It was filed by the Independent Women’s Law Center.
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Levang, a former president of KKG, said in a press release that she felt “obligated to stand up” for women in this lawsuit.
“The current leadership in Kappa has deliberately engaged in a campaign to undermine the Bylaws of Kappa, which harms not only these young women but the entire organization,” Levang said. “I’m not surprised that they also disregarded the value of lifetime membership and my 56 years of dedication by sending me a removal letter.”
