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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 Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women ...
Lucy Diggs Slowe (July 4, 1883 [3] – October 21, 1937) was an American educator and athlete, and the first Black woman to serve as Dean of Women at any American university. She was a founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first sorority founded by African-American women.
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]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is the oldest Greek-letter association established by Black college women in the U.S. It's also the first Black Greek-letter organization established at a ...
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]
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.
[18] [14] [19] Johnson was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. [20] She took on a teaching job at a black public school in Marion, Virginia. [16] [21] In 1939, after marrying her first husband, James Goble, she left her teaching job and enrolled in a graduate mathematics program. She quit at the end of the first session and chose to focus on her ...
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 ...