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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, honor students who are also considered founders and are known as The Sophomores of 1910.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (ΑΚΑ) is the first intercollegiate historically African-American sorority. [3] The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at the historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students led by Ethel Hedgemon Lyle.
This category is for biographical articles and images relating to the founders and incorporators (commonly referred to as The Twenty Pearls) of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. The organization was founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908.
Only NPHC organization to be founded at an Ivy League university. Alpha Kappa Alpha: ΑΚΑ: Sorority January 15, 1908 Howard University: Chicago, Illinois: 1,074 [8] 360,000 [8] 1930 First intercollegiate African American sorority. First NPHC sorority to be nationally incorporated. Kappa Alpha Psi: ΚΑΨ: Fraternity January 5, 1911
It was founded at Howard University in 1908. [1] Collegiate chapters ... Alpha Kappa Omega: 1928 Houston: Texas Active [73] Alpha Lambda Omega: 1929 Charlotte:
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]
DALLAS, TEXAS - JULY 10: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on July 10, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.
Lucy Diggs Slowe was one of the nine original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated at Howard University. She was instrumental in drafting the sorority's constitution. [1] She also served as the chapter's first president. [10] Slowe has been active in both local and national political scenes.