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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.
Kappa Epsilon Psi was founded on April 4, 2011, [1] [2] in Pembroke Pines, Florida, as an alternative to traditional Greek letter organizations for female service members.. KEY is the second Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by U.S. Armed Forces wo
Below is a list of notable members of Zeta Phi Beta sorority (commonly referred to as Zetas).Zeta Phi Beta was founded on January 16, 1920, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. [1] The sorority was incorporated in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1923.
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.
On January 13, 1913, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded by twenty-two women at Howard University. [5] [6] Some of the founders were former members of Alpha Kappa Alpha who wanted to change the sorority's name, color, symbols and direction.
The word comes from Latin soror, meaning "sister," "cousin, daughter of a father's brother," or "female friend." [16] The first organization to use the term "sorority" was Gamma Phi Beta, established in 1874. [17] The development of fraternities for women during this time was a major accomplishment in the way of women's rights and equality.
Name Original chapter Notability References Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, J.D., Ph.D. Gamma: 1919–1923. Mossell Alexander was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in the United States, the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, one of the first Black women to receive a Phi Beta Kappa Key in the state of Pennsylvania, and the first ...
Joanna Mary Berry was born in Catharpin, Virginia to Charles and Carrie Lucas Berry. Growing up, Berry attended private schools in Prince William County. [3] At Manassas Industrial School in Manassas, Virginia, she graduated with high honors. [3]