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Related: About this forumHappy Founder's Day Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Happy Founder's Day Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.From aka.1908.com
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC. Its founders were among the fewer than 1,000 Negroes enrolled in higher education institutions in 1908 and the 25 women who received Bachelor of Arts degrees from Howard University between 1908 and 1911. Nine juniors and seniors who constituted the initial core group of founding members and seven sophomores who were extended an invitation for membership without initiation comprised what are acknowledged as Alpha Kappa Alphas original 16 founders. Led by Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle), the nine Howard University students who came together to form Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority were the scholastic leaders of their classes. Each also had a special talent or gift that further enhanced the potential of this dynamic group.
The Original Nine: Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle), Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe and Marie Woolfolk (Taylor)
Famous Members:
Sen. Kamala Harris
The late Maya Angelou
Actress Phylicia Rashad
The great Coretta Scott King
Actress and Comedian Wanda Sykes
Actress Loretta Devine
And all the pearlescent goodness pictured here....
A heartfelt thank you to all the pearls who have continued the work of lifting the community. Happy Founder's Day, ladies.
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Happy Founder's Day Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Original Post)
spicysista
Jan 2019
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underpants
(187,254 posts)1. I've worked with several AKA ladies
Dont mess with AKA - their reach is extensive. Theyll mess up your paycheck like you wouldnt believe.
Ive always gotten along well with AKAs.
Are you saying that the pink and green will come for your green? Lol! The divine 9 are all represented throughout the south. And yes, their reach is extensive. Other than the black church, historically black groups were and are the engine of much southern progress.
underpants
(187,254 posts)3. Yes that was my standard joke when I found out someone was AKA
"I see pink and green. Are you AKA?"
"Yes I am!"
"Okay want do you want for lunch?"