List of Alpha Kappa Alpha members

This list of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorors (commonly referred to as AKAs[1]) includes initiated and honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ), the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Black college women.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women who were known as The Original Group of 1908, and seven sophomores, honor students who are also considered founders and are known as The Sophomores of 1910.[2]
Alpha Kappa Alpha has a membership of more than 200,000 women in over 950 chapters in the United States and several other countries. Membership is extended to female college undergraduate and graduate students. The sorority also bestows honorary membership as its highest honor.[3]
Listed below are notable Alpha Kappa Alpha women such as the founders and international presidents, and members who are involved in the fields of arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, health, law, politics, science, literature and sports.
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Teresa Snorton
First woman to be elected bishop in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
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Citations
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References
[edit]- McNealey, Earnestine G. (2006). Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America's First Black Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. LCCN 2006928528.
- Parker, Marjorie H. (1958). Alpha Kappa Alpha: 1908-1958. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
- Parker, Marjorie H. (1966). Alpha Kappa Alpha: Sixty Years of Service. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
- Parker, Marjorie H. (1979). Alpha Kappa Alpha: In the Eye of the Beholder. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
- Parker, Marjorie H. (1990). Alpha Kappa Alpha Through the Years: 1908-1988. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
- Parker, Marjorie H. (1999). Past Is Prologue: The History of Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908-1999. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-933244-00-9.
- Ross, Jr., Lawrence (2000). The Divine Nine: The History of African-American Fraternities and Sororities in America. New York: Kensington. ISBN 978-1-57566-491-0.
External links
[edit]- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Archived 2019-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Honorary Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
- Honoring the Past: Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders
- Centennial Celebration: Founders
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Authors
- Political Graveyard's List of Alpha Kappa Alpha Politicians Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine