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Who is Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
I was the visionary and principal founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
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Who is Nellie May Quander
After attending a sorority meeting in 1912 where she heard proposals from then-current members to change the group’s name, colors, symbols and motto, this member (inducted in 1910; president of Alpha chapter from 1911-1912) realized that the need for an intervention to preserve the original premise of the sorority that she and its founders held dear was urgent. She formed a committee whose mission was to seek and acquire incorporation.
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What is January 15, 1908
Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded on this day at Howard University, Washington, DC.
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What is Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
This is the first black Greek-letter organization, founded on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York on December 4, 1906.
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What is April 22, 2017
On this date, the Omega Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded
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Who is Lucy Diggs Slowe
I was the first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
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What is January 29, 1913
On this date, the successful protection and subsequent perpetuity of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was secured through its incorporation.
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What is our "Twenty Pearls"
This phrase refers to Founders and Incorporators
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What is Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta
These are the only two constitutionally bound fraternity and sorority
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What is the Pearls of Calvert County
This was the name of the interest group that chartered Omega Pi Omega Chapter
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Who were Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones (Mowbray), Alice Murray, Sarah Meriweather (Nutter), Joanna Berry (Shields), Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry
To ensure the continuity of the organization, we were the seven Class of 1910 honor students who had expressed interest were invited to join without initiation.
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Who are Nellie M. Quander (1913-1919) and Glenda Baskin Glover (2018-2022)
We are the first and last presidents out of the twenty-nine international presidents.
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What is the Ivy Leaf magazine
This official publication of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was first published in 1921.
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What is Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Ralph Abernathy, Arthur Ashe, Johnnie Cochran, and Cedric The Entertainer. These four men are notable members of this fraternity
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What is 25
The is the number of women that comprised of the Pearls of Calvert County and thus were charter members of Omega Pi Omega Chapter
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Who is Marjorie Hill
I was the first Ivy Beyond the wall in 1909
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What is 1958
During this year Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Promoted investing in Black businesses by depositing initial $38,000 for AKA Investment Fund with the first and only Negro firm on Wall Street.
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What is Tennessee State University
In addition to serving as International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Dr. Glover also serves as President of this university.
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What is Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc
Our motto is 'Greater Service, Greater Progress"
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What is the 1st place Chapter of the Year Award for small graduate chapters at the 89th North Atlantic Regional Conference
At this Regional Conference, Omega Pi Omega received several recognitions: Best of the Best Chapter for membership activities, Leveling Up for EAF, and being an Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF) Platinum Chapter. We were also awarded this award at the gala.
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Who is Anna Easter Brown
I was born on Easter Sunday morning
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What 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".
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® was founded on a mission comprised of these five basic tenets that have remained unchanged since the sorority’s inception more than a century ago.
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What are North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Great Lakes, South Eastern, South Central, Central, Mid-Western, Far Western, and International Regions
In Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, regions have been formed according to geographical location and density of population. The organization is organized into these ten regions; each under the supervision of a Regional Director.
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Who are Ernest E.Just, Frank Coleman, Oscar J. Cooper, and Edgar A. Love
These four men founded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated on November 17, 1911 at Howard University.
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Who are Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, Charletta Wilson Jacks, and Meredith Henderson
These three women signed the certificate that certifies the Directorate approved are charter
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