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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded Wednesday, January 15, 1908 at Howard University by 20 visionary college trained women. We are the oldest Greek-letter Organization established by African-American women. The sorority continues to embody its strong foundation of continuous sisterhood and tireless service. 

 

The mission of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of “Service to All Mankind.”

Today there are over 320,000 members with nearly 1000 chapters chartered worldwide, living out a legacy of sisterhood and service to all mankind. 

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"To my mind we should be too busy for petty things, too big for smallness, too intelligent not to see what happens when we stoop to them."

Ethel Hedgeman Lyle

Program Initiatives

Service and sisterhood have been the cornerstone of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated since 1908.

 

Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood is the theme for the 2022-2026 administration. They seek to build upon Alpha Kappa Alpha’s rich legacy of service by galvanizing our sisterhood of more than 120,000 active members to lead on the front lines of change, education, and advocacy.

 

The Program Initiatives are:

  • Strengthen Our Sisterhood

  • Empower our Families

  • Build or Economic Wealth

  • Enhance Our Environment

  • Advocate For Social Justice

  • Uplift Our Local Community

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