Preface

Hello all, thank you all for taking the time out to read this document. As you will see, this document is focused on Alpha Kappa Alpha, however, this document is not subject to just AKA. All divine 9 sororities and fraternities are founded upon similar beliefs, customs and traditions.  If you conduct more research you will find my statement to be true.  

Ritual Book Breakdown

Ritual: 

alpha-kappa-alpha-ritual-circa-1977.pdf (conspirazzi.com)

Alpha Kappa Alpha - Initiation Ritual (stichtingargus.nl)http://wla.1-s.es/ritual-of-alpha-kappa-alpha.pdf

Page 1, paragraph 2.

Keyword here:

  1. Vows: also known as an oath, or covenant.

What the Word of God says about taking oaths:

Matthew 5:33-37:

  1. 33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one

James 5:12

  1. 12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.

Conclusion: 

The word of God is very clear here. We are not to swear nor are we to pledge or take any type of oaths. In order to become a member of alpha kappa alpha, one must make an oath and that clearly conflicts with the Word of God.

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Page 1, paragraph 4.

Key factors  here:

  1. “Our rituals represent the spiritual foundation of the sorority.”
  2. “They should be revered and held in high esteem.”

What the word of God says:

Ephesians 6:12

  • 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Conclusion:

The ritual clearly states that at this point, it’s no longer physical. Members + initiates are now tapping into the spiritual world. Why are members + initiates required to  tap  into the spiritual realm to be a part of the sorority? This goes to show it’s much deeper than what it seems to be on the surface. Members + initiates are making oaths and spiritual covenants, which is against God’s word. There’s a dark side to the spiritual world, and if this ritual is in conflict with God’s word, you can bet it isn’t the good side being tapped into.

Deuteronomy 6:13

  • 13 You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

Hebrews 12:28

  • 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,

Conclusion:

There are many scriptures in the bible that tell us to have reverence for God, which makes it mandatory if you want to please him. Aka uses  verbiage that describes what our attitudes should be like  toward God and no one should  be told to hold an org or anything to the same degree we should be holding God.  

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Page 1, paragraph 5.

Key factors  here:

  1. “Promises of devotion of a living example of true sisterhood and service ”  

What the word of God says:

 1Peter 2:21

  1. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you,leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

 John  13:15

  1. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

Conclusion:

Again, aka is calling initiates to take a “promise of devotion,” an oath, to be a living example of what aka stands for.  In the bible it says we should be striving to be like Christ. One should not take an oath and devote themselves to being an example of or bringing glory to anything or anyone but God.

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Page 23, paragraph 2

Page 27, paragraph 9  -   Page 28, paragraph

Page 26, paragraph 2&3

Page 34, paragraph 2

Key factors  here:

  1. White candle - representing ethel hedgeman lyle
  2. “I show my submission by kneeling”
  1. Submission: the action or fact of accepting, yielding, or subjugating to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.
  2. Kneeling: also known as bowing down
  3. “To our founders we bow”
  4. “I will, for  honor of  thy name” Honor is also known as praise/ glory
  5. “The glory is not mine nor yours. It belongs to our predecessors,”
  6.  Highest authority: What authority is the organization talking about? It’s definitely not talking about God and He is the  ONLY & HIGHEST authority.

What the word of God says:

Exodus 20:3-6

3 “You shall have no other gods before  me.

4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandment

Exodus 20:4 CLEARLY states,

  1. “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.”
  1.  Initiates have to go  before a table with things representing aka and a representation of ethel, in some cases there have been pictures of ethel. The image God speaks out against in the scripture above has been satisfied in the ritual , because the ritual book states the big candle iis a physical representation of ethel hedgeman lyle and her being + the other things on the table that pay homage to aka.

Exodus 20:5 CLEARLY states

“You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God.”

  • Initiates have to kneel/ bow down in submission  to aka  and the founders several times throughout the ritual all while taking oaths to become a member.  

Psalm 138:2

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

  • We should only be praising and giving glory to God.  Not to aka , ethel of the founders.

Psalm 103:19

19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven,   and his kingdom rules over all.

Psalm 115:1-3

1 Not to us, Lord, not to us  but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. 2  Why do the nations say,  “Where is their God?” 3  Our God is in heaven;  he does whatever pleases him.

  • Again, we should only be praising and bring glory to God. Contrary to the Word of God,  the  ritual book requires initiates to say “I will, for  honor of  thy name, pass on the torch, pass on the flame,” meaning they will continue to glorify and praise  the founders for years and generations to come. God alone is to be glorified, avoid all idolatry, seek God for all your needs, and praise Him all your days.
  • Verse 3 states, “ Our God is in heaven;  he does whatever pleases him.”. This is one of many verses that teach that God is  SOVEREIGN over everything in the universe, which makes Him the HIGHEST AUTHORITY,  aka” claims”  itself to be. Also,  Psalm 103:19  reads, “The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all.

Last but most certainly not least … 

Isaiah 42:8

8  “I am the Lord; that is my name!   I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.

  • God is very clear here. All praise, worship and glory should be to God. Not aka, not ethel, or any other idols.

Conclusion:

Initiates enter a dark room and go  before a table covered in white with things representing aka and the pledge book. The ritual clearly states there’s a candle on the table that represents ethel hedgeman lyle. So in essence, initiates have to kneel/ bow down to this table that pays homage to aka and and the image/representation of ethel. What does kneeling mean ? The ritual book states the kneeling  represents  proof of submission to aka.  This all conflicts with the Word of God.  God is  SOVEREIGN over everything in the universe, which makes Him the highest authority , and  we should not be making oaths, bowing down to , or placing  any idols before Him. All of this goes against what the Word of God  says.

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Page 24, paragraph 2

Key factors  here:

  1. “Individuals may find together what they cannot find separately or independently. security , a sense of responsibility, etc…”

What the word of God Says

Psalm 46:1

1God is our refuge and strength,  an ever-present help in trouble.

  • God is provider, protector and healer.  Aka states that members won’t find the things above apart from the organization. The organization  can’t protect, heal,  nor can it provide.

Psalm 121: 7-8

7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—  he will watch over your life; 8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going  both now and forevermore.

Conclusion :

aka is stating that the organization and the deity behind it is the source for all things regarding protection/ security, opportunities, responsibility and relationships. In essence, it’s saying you need this organization, because it’ll provide for you what you can’t provide for yourself if you are not a part of the organization. This is in direct conflict with who God is and His word, because he is THE SOURCE. When  you’re in him, you don’t need anything or anyone else.

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Page 24 , paragraph 5 - Page 25, paragraph 1

Key factors  here:  

  1. “Open then my eyes, O God, that I may behold  the wondrous works of this great organization”

What the  Word of God says:

Psalm 119:18

18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Conclusion:

When you compare the first line of the prayer from ritual books and actual scripture from Psalm 119:18, you can clearly see the scripture taken from Psalm 119 was imitated and manipulated in the aka ritual book.  It’s obvious in the ritual book, things have been added and subtracted from the actual scripture and it changes the ENTIRE context in the aka ritual book.

Ritual book: Open then my eyes, O God, that I may behold  the wondrous works of this great organization

Word of God:  Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

The ritual book clearly takes out the very thing about God and that’s the wondrous things of His law and replaces it with “the wondrous works of the great organization.”  Furthermore, the Word  was intended for the focus of this scripture to be on God, but in the ritual book,  the focus completely shifted and made aka the focus. The ritual book  took the scripture,  shifted it, manipulated it, and used it out of context.

The Word of God  also warns against  adding,  subtracting and using scripture out of context.  So again, there’s a direct conflict between what God says and what aka says to do.

Proverbs 30: 5-6

5 Every word of God proves true;  he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words,  lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

Also, this was a prayer initiates had to repeat, so all initiates unknowingly used the scripture out of context in its  manipulated form to serve the agenda of aka opposed to, serving  the agenda of God’s will and the word of God.

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Page 32, paragraph 4

 

Key factors  here:

  1. “Set a guard over my mouth: keep watch over the door of my lips.”

What the word of God Says

Psalm 141: 3-4

3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;  keep watch over the door of my lips. 4 Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil  so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.

Conclusion: Again, scripture is being used in the ritual and out of context. The word of God is saying to “set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips,” and it’s asking that so you won’t be drawn to what is wicked or evil. In the aka ritual book, Lord is taken out and it’s used to further aka’s agenda, yet again.  This oath is asking initiates + members to help other members when necessary, to  stand by aka whether right or  wrong, and to refrain from speaking anything negative about the org. The way  I am sharing the truth and the Word of God to combat the ritual book misusing  scripture would be seen as “ ill-will” according to the ritual book, because it isn’t seen as favorable to many. Initiates + members used a scripture that was originally supposed to be used to ask God to help keep us // turn away from evil things, to ensure we further submit to aka. Again, scripture is being used, and it is clearly out of context.

Quick example:

 We see this same tactic being used when satan tried to tempt and deceive Jesus in the wilderness. The enemy tried to do so by using the Word of God. If Jesus  himself was tempted by the enemy by using the  Word of God, what makes you think as Christ followers we are exempt from that?

Matthew 4: 4-9

1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b]”

5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,”he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,

    and they will lift you up in their hands,

    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”

7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”

11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

  • The enemy did use scripture, but he used it out of context for his own agenda just  like the ritual book. Jesus combatted that by also using the Word of God, but he used it in its proper context. As followers of Christ, we’ve got to be more cognizant and discerning. We’ve got to be in our Word and seek what God says is okay and not okay and check the context around what is being said. It’s important to read a chapter or two prior to the scripture and after the scripture to make sure you’re reading it in its proper context.. One of the tactics of the enemy is to deceive people who follow Christ by using the Word of God. Again, a clear example of that is when Jesus was in the wilderness.  

Another thing to note, verse 8 and 9 states:

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

  • We see the word bow down again, just like we saw it in the ritual book. There is clearly power in bowing down and kneeling. Bowing down was used for some type of gain. If Jesus bowed down,  the enemy promised to give Him wordly rewards.

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Many people say this org, and other organizations are founded on Chritian principles, which is the furthest from the truth. Just because something has  scriptures (missued),  some sort of biblical theme, or God’s name in it, does not mean it was founded on biblical principles. Also, throughout the ritual, the same attributes or actions we should be doing for God and Him only is being expected of members to do for aka.  Initiates + members are supposed to bow/ kneel, which is submitting under the will and ideals of the organization.  Members are also supposed to reverence aka and bring the organization glory, AND have to pray against anything that would keep members from submitting or doing anything against the will of the sorority, as I discussed earlier in the document. Initiates + members of this organization ( and other orgs) are essentially  pledging their lives to the organization and more specifically,

Page 39, paragraph 4

What the word of God Says

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

Conclusion:

The ritual took this very scripture and used it, yet again, to further the agenda of aka. The only difference is the ritual book has strength instead of soul.  Another imitation of scripture. Why is aka requiring members to take oaths and pledges to hold it as close as we SHOULD hold God? Why are members taking forbidden oaths and pledges  using the same verbiage to describe God  and actions used to show reverence to God toward these organizations? Furthermore, these oaths and pledges are being bound  and sealed by prayers that have scriptures that have been taken out of the Word of God, manipulated and used out of context to better serve the agenda of these organizations. It takes the attention off of God and even if YOU THINK God is “in  it” just because His name is being used, does not mean He is of it or the center of it!

The Word of God is true and it is clear and anything that is in conflict with it is false.

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Topics and Precepts for further understanding:

Secrecy

Throughout the aka there is a common theme of secrecy (i.e, rituals, pledges, pledging process, handshakes), even though the Bible speaks directly against it.

  1. Ephesians 5:11-13 - 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.

  1. 1 John 1:5-7 - 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.

  1. Mark 4:21-23- 21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”

Being shown “the light”

A common saying through aka and other greek organizations is thanking the founders, dean or adp  for showing/ guiding initiates to “the light”. You may think this to be a harmless saying, but it is important to understand exactly how satan works. He makes things that blatantly go against God's word a trend or seem harmless, when in actuality they are not.

  1. Proverbs 2:6-7 - 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

  1. Isaiah 60:19-20 - 19 The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.20 Your sun will never set again,  and your moon will wane no more;the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.

  1. 2 Samuel 22:29-  29 You, Lord, are my lamp;  the Lord turns my darkness into light.

Serving two masters

Below are a few scriptures that show us that it is impossible to serve two masters. By bowing to a greek organization we are submitting ourselves to the God or Spirit of that organization. Whether you know it or not. These scriptures show us that we will not be held guiltless if we choose to serve two masters.

  1. Romans 6:16- 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

  1. Matthew 6:24 - 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  1. Revelation 3:15-17 - 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.

Knowing a man by his fruit

Many people claim that aka is a Godly organization. We have already shown you that it is not based on the scriptures above. These scriptures below tell you how to identify someone or something. Aka does do a lot of positive things in the community,  but you must look at the root foundation of the org. What is this organization based on? Again, we have already shown that above. The foundation stands on  rituals, pledges, hymns etc that are not of God. In addition, Initiates bow to a greek god (atlas) who is shown on the aka shield. It doesn't get more blatant than that.  All of these things are considered the ‘works’ of aka. See the scriptures below.

  1. Matthew 7:18-20- 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

  1. Luke 6:43-44 - 43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers. 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Last but not least, when you realize you have been operating in sin, you must denounce the sin or you will be held guilty of that sin. Whether for good or evil. Now you know.

Leviticus 5:1,4-5 - 1“‘If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible. 4 or if anyone thoughtlessly takes an oath to do anything, whether good or evil (in any matter one might carelessly swear about) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realize their guilt— 5 when anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess in what way they have sinned.