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Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
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ΑΚΑ | |
Founded | January 15, 1908[1] Howard University |
Type | Social |
Affiliation | NPHC |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | African American |
Scope | International |
Motto | "By Culture and By Merit" |
Colors | Salmon Pink Apple Green |
Symbol | Ivy leaf[1] |
Flower | Pink Tea Rose |
Publication | Ivy Leaf |
Chapters | 1,074[2] |
Nicknames | AKAs, Alpha Women, Ivies |
Headquarters | 5656 S. Stony Island Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States |
Website | www |
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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. Forming a sorority broke barriers for African American women in areas where they had little power or authority due to a lack of opportunities for Black Americans in the early 20th century.[4] Alpha Kappa Alpha was incorporated on January 29, 1913.
The sorority is one of the nation's largest Greek-letter organizations, having had more than 360,000 members in 1,074 chapters in the United States and several other countries.[2][5] Women may join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university, or they may be invited to join by a graduate chapter after acquiring an undergraduate or advanced college degree.[6]
Alpha Kappa Alpha is part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). The current International President is Danette Anthony Reed, and the sorority's document and pictorial archives are located at Moorland-Spingarn Research Center.
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