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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 sixteen students led by Ethel Hedgemon Lyle.
Founding Location City State or territory Status References Alpha: January 15, 1908: ... Alpha Kappa Omega: 1928 Houston: Texas Active [73] Alpha Lambda Omega: 1929
First NPHC sorority to be nationally incorporated. Kappa Alpha Psi: ΚΑΨ: Fraternity January 5, 1911 Indiana University Bloomington: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 649 (active undergraduate & alumni chapters) [9] 250,000+ [9] 1930 Founded as Kappa Alpha Nu. First NPHC organization to be nationally incorporated. Omega Psi Phi: ΩΨΦ: Fraternity
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was legally incorporated on January 29, 1913, making it the first black sorority and the first black collegiate sorority to be incorporate. [12] [1] [13] Smith served as the national sorority's first grammateus or secretary. [14] [1] In 1916, she became its second Supreme Basileus or president. [14] [1] [11]
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]
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 ...
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.
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 ...