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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
Famous Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha was originally published on woldcnews.com
1. Maya Angelou
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Original Chapter: Honorary
2. Toni Morrison
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Original Chapter: Alpha
3. Yvette Nicole Brown
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Original Chapter: Delta Pi
4. Vanessa Bell Calloway
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Original Chapter: Delta Phi
5. Loretta Devine
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Original Chapter: Epsilon Lambda
6. Roxie Roker
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Original Chapter: Alpha
7. Jamilah Lemieux
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Original Chapter: Delta Rho Omega
8. Yvette Lee Bowser
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Original Chapter: Xi Beta
9. Marjorie Vincent
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Original Chapter: Beta
10. Shamari DeVoe
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Original Chapter: Nu Lambda Omega
11. Cassandra Wilson
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Original Chapter: Beta Delta Omega
12. Sunny Hostin
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Original Chapter: Upsilon Nu Omega
13. Star Jones
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Original Chapter: Lambda Zeta
14. Katherine Johnson
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Original Chapter: Nu
15. US Representative Shelia Jackson Lee
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Original Chapter: Alpha Kappa Omega
16. Lisa Borders
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Original Chapter: Iota Mu
17. Althea Gibson
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Original Chapter: Beta Alpha
18. A’Ja Wilson
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Original Chapter: Theta Gamma
19. Marla Gibbs
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Original Chapter: Honorary
20. Nichelle Nichols
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Original Chapter: Honorary
21. Brandy
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Original Chapter: Honorary
22. JoMarie Payton
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Original Chapter: Honorary
23. Jada Pinkett-Smith
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Original Chapter: Honorary
24. Tika Stumpter
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Original Chapter: Honorary
25. Regina Taylor
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Original Chapter: Kappa Mu
26. Iyanla Vanzant
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Original Chapter: Honorary
27. Alice Walker
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Original Chapter: Honorary
28. Ava DuVernay
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Original Chapter: Honorary
29. Yolanda Adams
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Original Chapter: Honorary
30. Ella Fitzgerald
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Original Chapter: Honorary
31. Alicia Keys
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Original Chapter: Honorary
32. Coretta Scott King
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Original Chapter: Honorary
33. Bernice King
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Original Chapter: Kappa Omega
34. Rosa Parks
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Original Chapter: Honorary
35. C. Delores Tucker
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Original Chapter: Honorary
36. Suzanne de Passe
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Original Chapter: Honorary
37. Mae Jemison
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Original Chapter: Honorary
38. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
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Original Chapter: Alpha Kappa Omega
39. Phylicia Rashad
Original Chapter: Alpha
40. Wanda Sykes
Original Chapter: Gamma Theta
41. Cathy Hughes
Original Chapter: Honorary
42. Lynn Whitfield
Original Chapter: Honorary
43. Gladys Knight
Original Chapter: Honorary
44. Vice President Kamala Harris
Original Chapter: Alpha
