Sororities Not Just for Women Anymore?

For decades women have been battering down the last bastions of all-male exclusivity. In city after city, country clubs, Union Leagues and exclusive racket clubs have opened their doors to female members. Sometimes state anti-discrimination laws have helped break down the barriers. At others, growing female political and economic clout has done the job, unaided by legal process.
On our campuses, the last black line between the boys and the girls seemed to run down the center of our Greek systems, separating sororities and fraternities. Often the separation is literally geographic, featuring a fraternity row and at some safe distance on the opposite side of a quad, the co-eds’ sorority houses.
At Houston’s Texas Southern University, a traditionally African-American institution, that boundary has been blurred to a shade of gray… or should I say pink? A group of young men, calling themselves MIAKA (Men Interested in AKA sorority) are reported to have formed an unofficial gay chapter of the national organization. They have the bloggers buzzing.
For instance, “Prettilady,” apparently a TSU student, howls, “OMG! This is some crazy stuff! I know three of these ‘guys’ in the second picture. I didn't think y’all would really stoop this low with y’alls interest in life. Why not just start your own organization with your own ideas, instead of copying? There are a lot of people like you now-a-days that would be more than happy to help you out. But all in all, this is a disgrace to the lovely ladies of AKA, Inc and the entire Greek organization. SHAME ON YOU!”
http://mediatakeout.com/2232/gay_men_create_new_chapter_of_historic_black_sorority.html
The photos to which “Prettilady” refers show the “sisters” strutting their stuff in pink-and-green sequined outfits.
The controversy may be played out under intellectual property, rather than sex-discrimination, law should the AKA national chapter choose to challenge the appropriation of its name and other proprietary accoutrements. Also unclear is whether TSU’s gay sorority is an isolated novelty or the crest of a wave we’d best brace ourselves to ride.