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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA), an international service organization, was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-educated women.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is comprised of more than 390,000 initiated members in more than 1,123 graduate and undergraduate chapters located in 13 nations. Led by International President & CEO Charletta Wilson Jacks of Savannah, Georgia, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is often hailed as “America’s premier Greek-letter organization for African American women.”
To learn more about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, visit https://aka1908.com
The Notable North Atlantic Region
The Notable North Atlantic Region
The North Atlantic Region, led by Regional Director Tonja L. Ringgold, is the birthplace of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. The Notable North Atlantic Region is also the home of our incorporation five years later, in 1913, and the flagship region that launched Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., on a worldwide journey of sisterhood, scholarship, and service. Nearly 118 years later, our sisterhood remains strong, united by a commitment to Service to All Mankind.
As Gamma Epsilon, we proudly carry this mission forward, embracing the call of International President and CEO Charletta Wilson Jacks of Championing Service. Empowering Sisterhood. Transforming the World. Together, we will continue to propel Alpha Kappa Alpha higher and higher.
To learn more about the North Atlantic Region, visit https://aka1908.com/northatlantic
Our Mission & Purpose
Our Mission & Purpose
The Purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
The Purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
The purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is to:
cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards,
to promote unity and friendship among college women,
to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve our social stature,
to maintain a progressive interest in college life,
and to be of "Service to all Mankind."
Our Founders: The Twenty Pearls
Our Founders: The Twenty Pearls
The Nine Founders
The Nine Founders
Ethel Hedgemon (Lyle)
Anna Easter Brown
Beulah Burke
Lillie Burke
Marjorie Hill
Lavinia Norman
Lucy Diggs Slowe
Marie Woolfolk (Taylor)
Margaret Flagg (Holmes)
The Seven Sophomores
The Seven Sophomores
Norma Elizabeth Boyd
Harriet Josephine Terry
Joanna Berry (Shields)
Ethel Jones (Mowbray)
Sarah Meriwether (Nutter)
Alice Porter Murray
Carrie E. Snowden
The Incorporators
The Incorporators
Nellie May Quander
Minnie Beatrice Smith
Nellie Pratt
Julia Evangeline Brooks
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