Sorority Ousts Two Members Who Backed Suit Over Trans Sister
"Two Kappa Kappa Gamma alumni who supported a lawsuit to get a trans member kicked out of the sorority have been ousted by the national organization. The women, Patsy Levang and Cheryl Tuck-Smith, used a sorority contact list to fundraise for the lawsuit, which sought to expel the University of Wyomingβs chapterβs first trans woman, according to a letter from the organizationβs standards director. (A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in August.) The women also identified themselves as Kappa members in multiple articles about the case without the sororityβs permission, violating its media policy, the letter states. Also, Standards Director Jessica Coffield wrote, the sororityβs human dignity policy requires members to βpromote integrity, respect and regard for others, and appreciation for the worth of all individuals.β The alumnusβ conduct and comments, she said, βevince clear and deliberate violations of this policy.β
Both women strongly denied having violated sorority policy. In a press release issued by the right-wing Independent Womenβs Forum, Levang said she was βsaddenedβ by the decision but βwill not be quiet about the truth.β Tuck-Smith said her dismissal βsimply spurs me on to educate others about the dangers of DEI.β
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