Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, the

first Black Greek Letter organization founded by

college women, was established on January 15,

1908. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated was

initiated by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle and fifteen other

ambitious and dedicated women at Howard

University. The founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha

were determined that their college experience would

be meaningful and valuable, in order to enhance

their self-realization.  The sorority was founded for

the purpose of encouraging high scholastic and

ethical standards and to promote unity and

sisterhood amongst college trained Black women.

      The commitment of Alpha Kappa Alpha

Sorority, Incorporated is to be “Supreme in service

to all mankind.” Throughout the years, the sorority

has helped to improve the social and economic

conditions of several communities. This has been

achieved by the development of dynamic national

themes that change with the needs of society.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Target Areas

      1. Economics 

      2. Health 

      3. Education

      4. Black Family

      5. The Arts 

Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
Joanna Mary Berry Shields
Marie Woolfolk Taylor
Marjorie Hill
Lucy Diggs Slowe
Ethel Jones Mowbray
Carrie Snowden
Alice Porter Murray
Anna Easter Brown
Buelah Elizabeth Burke
Harriet Josephine Terry
Julia Evangeline Brooks
Lavina Norman
Lillie Burke
Margaret Flagg Holmes
Minnie B. Smith
Nellie Pratt Russell
Sarah Merriweather Nutter
Norma Elizabeth Boyd
Nellie Quander

Omicron Iota Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

George Mason University

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