AKA History
Founded on January 15, 1908 on the campus of Howard University, Washington D.C., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority became the first Greek-letter organization established by African American college-trained women. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle conceived the idea for the sorority’s formation and envisioned it as an instrument for enriching the social and intellectual aspects of college life by providing mental stimulation through interaction with friends and associates.
As the world became more complex, however, there was a need for associations that cut across racial, geographical, political, physical and social barriers. After its incorporation as a perpetual body on January 29, 1913, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. branched out and became the channel through which selected college-trained women improved the socioeconomic conditions in their city, state, nation, and the world.
The purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 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 their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of service to all mankind.
The Founders
The Original Group: Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Slowe, and Marie Woolfolk Taylor
The Sophomores: Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Alice Murray, Sarah Meriweather Nutter, Joanna Berry Shields, Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry
The Incorporators: Norma Boyd, Julia Brooks, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Nellie Quander, Nellie Pratt Russell and Minnie Smith
To learn more information about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., please visit http://aka1908.com
EPSILON History
The Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was chartered on May 3rd, 1924 at Boston University. It is the first and only single-letter chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in the Boston area.
As the Greater Boston City Chapter, The Everloving Everlasting Epsilon Chapter is dedicated to serving its constituents. It is composed of Babson College, Bentley College, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Emerson College, Emmanuel College, Pine Manor College, Simmons College, Suffolk University and Tufts University.
Founded on January 15, 1908 on the campus of Howard University, Washington D.C., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority became the first Greek-letter organization established by African American college-trained women. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle conceived the idea for the sorority’s formation and envisioned it as an instrument for enriching the social and intellectual aspects of college life by providing mental stimulation through interaction with friends and associates.
As the world became more complex, however, there was a need for associations that cut across racial, geographical, political, physical and social barriers. After its incorporation as a perpetual body on January 29, 1913, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. branched out and became the channel through which selected college-trained women improved the socioeconomic conditions in their city, state, nation, and the world.
The purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 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 their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of service to all mankind.
The Founders
The Original Group: Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Slowe, and Marie Woolfolk Taylor
The Sophomores: Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Alice Murray, Sarah Meriweather Nutter, Joanna Berry Shields, Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry
The Incorporators: Norma Boyd, Julia Brooks, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Nellie Quander, Nellie Pratt Russell and Minnie Smith
To learn more information about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., please visit http://aka1908.com
EPSILON History
The Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was chartered on May 3rd, 1924 at Boston University. It is the first and only single-letter chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in the Boston area.
As the Greater Boston City Chapter, The Everloving Everlasting Epsilon Chapter is dedicated to serving its constituents. It is composed of Babson College, Bentley College, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Emerson College, Emmanuel College, Pine Manor College, Simmons College, Suffolk University and Tufts University.