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Seven sophomores who were extended an invitation for membership without initiation were endowed with founder status. Led by Ethel Hedgemon (Lyle), the nine Howard University students who came together to form Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority were the scholastic leaders of their classes.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (ΑΚΑ) is the first intercollegiate historically African American sorority. [3] The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at the historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of sixteen students led by Ethel Hedgemon Lyle.
Alpha Kappa Alpha made its first installment of commitment in a $500,000 campaign for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and in 1978, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Window was installed in Howard University’s Rankin Chapel as part of the 70th anniversary celebration.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded on Jan. 15, 1908, making it the oldest Greek-letter organization for Black women.
January 15 is the first intercollegiate historically African American sorority’s 116th founders’ day, which falls on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year.
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.
Today Is The AKA Sorority's Founders' Day, And Member Kamala Harris Celebrated In The Best Way. Happy #FoundersDay, ladies! 💖💚💖💚. by Alexa Lisitza. BuzzFeed Staff.