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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]
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 .
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The 116-year-old Black sorority has more than 360,000 members and focuses on leadership, scholarship, service, and excellence.
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: 1942 Elizabeth City State University: Elizabeth City, North Carolina: Inactive Kappa Beta: 1944 LeMoyne–Owen College: Memphis, Tennessee: Active Kappa Theta: 1944 Clark Atlanta University: Atlanta, Georgia: Inactive Kappa Iota: 1944 Florida A&M University: Tallahassee, Florida: Active Kappa Kappa: 1945 Morris Brown College ...
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]
Ethel Jones Mowbray (died November 25, 1948) was one of the twenty founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, the first sorority founded by African-American women. Her legacy was an organization that has helped African-American women succeed in college, prepare for leadership and organize in communities, and serve their communities in ...