In July 2009, eight members of ΑΚΑ sued the sorority to have McKinzie removed as president. They alleged that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of organization funds on personal items, including jewelry and clothing. Further, the suit alleged that the ΑΚΑ board approved a "pension stipend" of $4,000 a month for four years after McKinzie leaves office without the necessary approval of members, and that a $1 million life insurance policy was purchased for her. McKinzie was also accused of spending $900,000 on a life-sized wax statue of herself. McKinzie responded that $45,000 was actually spent on statues of herself and the sorority's first International President, the late Nellie Quander. McKinzie said the expenses were "consistent with furthering ΑΚΑ's mission," and that the lawsuit was "without merit." The plaintiffs additionally claimed that under McKinzie ΑΚΑ lost large sums in investments.[5] In October 2009, legal counsel for ΑΚΑ sent a letter to the plaintiffs' attorneys demanding that a web site supporting the lawsuit be removed from the Internet,[6] but the web site, Friends of the Weeping Ivy,[7] remained online.
After the lawsuit initially had been dismissed,[8][9] an appeals court found in favour of the plaintiffs and reinstated the lawsuit.[10][11] A subsequent audit led to findings which supported the assertions raised by the plaintiffs.[12][13][11]
According to ΑΚΑ's website, McKinzie has been expelled from the sorority since 2016.[14] The sorority also won an arbitration award of $1.6 million against her, which (as of January 2017) was challenged by McKinzie in court.[15]
ReferencesEdit
^ abMcNealey, Earnestine G. (2006). Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America's First Black Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. p. 262.
^Parker, Marjorie H. (1999). Past is Prologue: The History of Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908-1999. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. p. 137
barbara, mckinzie, barbara, mckinzie, from, 2006, 2010, twenty, seventh, international, president, alpha, kappa, alpha, ΑΚΑ, first, greek, lettered, sorority, established, incorporated, african, american, college, women, barbara, mckinziebornada, oklahoma, bor. Barbara A McKinzie 1 was from 2006 to 2010 the twenty seventh International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha AKA the first Greek lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women Barbara A McKinzieBornAda Oklahoma U S 1 Born in Oklahoma McKinzie has a B S degree from East Central University as well as an M B A from Northwestern University 2 Before becoming president she had various other roles in the sorority 3 4 She is a certified public accountant and former Comptroller at the Chicago Housing Authority 3 Lawsuit to remove McKinzie EditIn July 2009 eight members of AKA sued the sorority to have McKinzie removed as president They alleged that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of organization funds on personal items including jewelry and clothing Further the suit alleged that the AKA board approved a pension stipend of 4 000 a month for four years after McKinzie leaves office without the necessary approval of members and that a 1 million life insurance policy was purchased for her McKinzie was also accused of spending 900 000 on a life sized wax statue of herself McKinzie responded that 45 000 was actually spent on statues of herself and the sorority s first International President the late Nellie Quander McKinzie said the expenses were consistent with furthering AKA s mission and that the lawsuit was without merit The plaintiffs additionally claimed that under McKinzie AKA lost large sums in investments 5 In October 2009 legal counsel for AKA sent a letter to the plaintiffs attorneys demanding that a web site supporting the lawsuit be removed from the Internet 6 but the web site Friends of the Weeping Ivy 7 remained online After the lawsuit initially had been dismissed 8 9 an appeals court found in favour of the plaintiffs and reinstated the lawsuit 10 11 A subsequent audit led to findings which supported the assertions raised by the plaintiffs 12 13 11 According to AKA s website McKinzie has been expelled from the sorority since 2016 14 The sorority also won an arbitration award of 1 6 million against her which as of January 2017 was challenged by McKinzie in court 15 References Edit a b McNealey Earnestine G 2006 Pearls of Service The Legacy of America s First Black Sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha Chicago Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated p 262 Parker Marjorie H 1999 Past is Prologue The History of Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908 1999 Chicago Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated p 137 a b Uncrowned Queens Barbara McKinzie University at Buffalo Retrieved 2007 10 09 dead link McNealey 2006 op cit p 256 Barbara McKinzie Alpha Kappa Alpha President Sued Over Personal Spending Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2017 02 23 Retrieved 2017 02 23 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Friends of the Weeping Ivy Archived from the original on 2017 09 12 Retrieved 2017 09 12 Judge dismisses suit against oldest black sorority dead link Alpha Kappa Alpha lawsuit dismissed Alpha Kappa Alpha Lawsuit Reinstated by D C Appeals Court Archived 2014 12 25 at the Wayback Machine a b Audit finds trouble at black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Year Ended December 31 2010 Alpha Kappa Alpha Audit Finds Significant Accounting Problems In Nation s Oldest Black Sorority https web archive org web 20171218212133 https aka web s3 amazonaws com files expelled members boule 2016 pdf Expelled and Revoked Members as of July 2016 retrieved 2017 12 18 Ex sorority president seeks to overturn 1 6M arbitration award over embezzlement claimsExternal links EditUncrowned Queens Barbara McKinzie Presidents of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara McKinzie amp oldid 1149046211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
