Sorority Members Appeal Court Decision Allowing Biological Men Into Chapter

Several female members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter at the University of Wyoming filed an appeal Monday after a court dismissed their lawsuit regarding a biological male who was allowed into their sorority house, according to court documents.

A judge ruled in August that the national organization of Kappa Kappa Gamma has the right to determine its own definition of women for its sororities and did not violate the rules by allowing biological male Artemis Langford, who identifies as female, into the chapter. In their first filing, the plaintiffs also listed Langford as one of the defendants, but the appeal only lists the housing organization, the chapter and Kappa Kappa Gamma President Mary Pat Rooney, according to court documents.

“Our battle has only begun, and we are all very excited that IWLC has decided to support and join us in this fight to protect women’s spaces,” the women involved in the lawsuit said in a statement. “With their support, we can continue to fight for the women that deserve respect in the present and in the future.”