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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.
Alpha Kappa Alpha has a membership of more than 300,000 women internationally, with 90,000 active members of diverse backgrounds and professions. [2] Graduate members constitute the largest percentage of membership. [88] Alpha Kappa Alpha has more than 1000 chapters, located in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, and South Africa. [89]
In honor of her role as founder of AKA, in 1926 Alpha Kappa Alpha designated her Honorary Basileus, the only member with that title. [9] In 1951, the sorority established the Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Endowment Fund. [9] In 1994 Lyle's granddaughters, Andrea Lyle-Wilson and Muriel Lyle-Smith, were inducted as honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha. [9]
The sorority has been a critical source of support and sisterhood for the 360,000 some women that make up its ranks. Here’s how it became a force in American society.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 15: Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. pose during the game between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on November 15, 2023 in ...
Alpha Kappa: CEO of DeKalb County, Georgia; Senator from Georgia 2008 candidate [21] Joe Lang Kershaw: Miami (FL) Alumni: Florida politician and educator [26] Donald McEachin: Beta Kappa (Charter member: Kappa Chi) U.S. House of Representatives member from Virginia [32] James Perkins, Jr. Gamma Phi: First African-American Mayor of Selma ...
Two years later, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was established. Both Alpha Phi Alpha and AKA are members of the Divine Nine , a group of nine historically Black fraternities and sororities ...
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women who were known as The Original Group of 1908, and seven sophomores, who were accepted as honor initiates and are known as The Sophomores of 1910. Alpha Kappa Alpha serves the community through a membership of more than 200,000 ...