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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was founded by nine women on the campus of Howard University in Washington DC on Jan. 15, 1908. It is the oldest greek-letter organization created by and for African American collegiate women. Its founders were: Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle), Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe and Marie Woolfolk (Taylor). AKA has nearly 300,000 members in 1,018 graduate and undergraduate chapters worldwide.
Motto: “By Culture and By Merit”
Colors: Salmon Pink and Apple Green
Symbol: Ivy Leaf
Also See:
Famous Members Of Alpha Phi Alpha
Famous Members Of Omega Psi Phi
Famous Members Of Delta Sigma Theta
Famous Members Of Phi Beta Sigma
Famous Members Of Zeta Phi Beta
Famous Members Of Kappa Alpha Psi
Famous Members Of Sigma Gamma Rho
Famous Members Of Iota Phi Theta
1. Phylicia Rashad
2. Loretta Devine
3. Wanda Sykes
4. Toni Morrison
5. Cathy Hughes
6. Lynn Whitfield
7. Gladys Knight
8. Senator Kamala Harris
