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Lavinia Norman (December 14, 1882 - January 22, 1983) was one of the sixteen original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first sorority founded by African-American women, at Howard University. She was one of a small minority of women who attended college at all.
Together with eight other women, Burke founded Alpha Kappa Alpha on January 15, 1908. Burke suggested Alpha Kappa Alpha to be the name of the sorority. [6] Burke also named the organization's motto, since she took classes relating to Greek and symbolism. [6] Her suggestions of the sorority's colors: salmon pink and apple green, were adopted. [7]
Members of Congress, all of whom are Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters, among them then-Senator Kamala Harris, the first female Vice President of the United States. This list of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorors (commonly referred to as AKAs [1]) includes initiated and honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ), the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Black college women.
In 1906, the first fraternity for Black college men, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., was founded at Cornell University. Two years later, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was established.
Margaret Flagg Holmes (September 6, 1886 – January 29, 1976) was one of the sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at Howard University in Washington, DC. It was the first sorority founded by African-American women. She went on to earn a Master's in Philosophy at Columbia University in New York.
Alpha Kappa Alpha members can join the organization either as an undergraduate student or become a part of a graduate chapter if they’ve already earned a bachelor’s or an advanced degree from ...
Linda Marie [2] White (April 21, 1942 – February 27, 2010) was Alpha Kappa Alpha's twenty-sixth International President, who served from 2002 to 2006. The daughter of a Pullman porter, she was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in the Washington Heights neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. [3]
She is a notable member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. [16] In 2015, a local business organization unofficially named the corner of 4th Street and H Street NE in Washington, D.C. "Cathy Hughes Corner". [17] Hughes' life story is featured on the documentary series Profiles of African-American Success. In 2016, Hughes was inducted into the ...