That most male of fraternal organizations, the Elks, has voted to accept female members, but in the San Fernando Valley, women have not lined up to join.
The 127-year-old Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks decided overwhelmingly to allow women. But Jim Leister of the Van Nuys-Reseda lodge said he knows of no women waiting to wear the jeweled Elk chains or learn the secret Elk salute.
