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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. Vice President Kamala Harris
9. Maya Angelou
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Original Chapter: Honorary
10. Erica Campbell
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Original Chapter: Honorary
11. Brandy
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Original Chapter: Honorary
12. Iyanla Vanzant
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Original Chapter: Honorary
13. Yolanda Adams
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Original Chapter: Honorary
14. Alicia Keys
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Original Chapter: Honorary
15. Yvette Nicole Brown
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Original Chapter: Delta Pi
16. Vanessa Bell Calloway
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Original Chapter: Delta Phi
17. Roxie Roker
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Original Chapter: Alpha
18. Jamilah Lemieux
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Original Chapter: Delta Rho Omega
19. Donda West
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Original Chapter: Alpha Eta
20. Yvette Lee Bowser
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Original Chapter: Xi Beta
21. Marjorie Vincent-Tripp
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Original Chapter: Beta
22. Shamari DeVoe
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Original Chapter: Nu Lambda Omega
23. Cassandra Wilson
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Original Chapter: Beta Delta Omega
24. Sunny Hostin
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Original Chapter: Upsilon Nu Omega
25. Star Jones
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Original Chapter: Lambda Zeta
26. Katherine Johnson
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Original Chapter: Nu
27. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
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Original Chapter: Alpha Kappa Omega
28. Lisa Borders
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Original Chapter: Iota Mu
29. Althea Gibson
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Original Chapter: Beta Alpha
30. A’ja Wilson
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Original Chapter: Theta Gamma
31. Marla Gibbs
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Original Chapter: Honorary
32. Nichelle Nichols
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Original Chapter: Honorary
33. Jo Marie Payton
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Original Chapter: Honorary
34. Jada Pinkett Smith
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Original Chapter: Honorary
35. Tika Sumpter
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Original Chapter: Honorary
36. Regina Taylor
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Original Chapter: Kappa Mu
37. Alice Walker
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Original Chapter: Honorary
38. Ava DuVernay
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Original Chapter: Honorary
39. Ella Fitzgerald
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Original Chapter: Honorary
40. Jessye Norman
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Original Chapter: Honorary
41. Coretta Scott King
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Original Chapter: Honorary
42. Dr. Bernice King
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Dr. Bernice King Original Chapter: Kappa Omega
43. Rosa Parks
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Original Chapter: Honorary
44. C. Delores Tucker
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Original Chapter: Honorary
45. Suzanne De Passe
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Original Chapter: Honorary
46. Mae Jemison
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Original Chapter: Honorary
