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
Source:WENNOriginal Chapter: Honorary
2. Phylicia Rashad
Original Chapter: Alpha
3. Loretta Devine
Original Chapter: Epsilon Lambda
4. Wanda Sykes
Original Chapter: Gamma Theta
5. Toni Morrison
Original Chapter: Alpha
6. Cathy Hughes
Original Chapter: Honorary
7. Lynn Whitfield
Original Chapter: Honorary
8. Gladys Knight
Original Chapter: Honorary
9. Vice President Kamala Harris
Original Chapter: Alpha
10. Mae Jemison
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11. Suzanne de Passe
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12. C. Delores Tucker
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13. Rosa Parks
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14. Bernice King
Source:WENNOriginal Chapter: Kappa Omega
15. Coretta Scott King
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16. Jessye Norman
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17. Ella Fitzgerald
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18. Alice Walker
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19. Regina Taylor
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20. Tika Sumpter
Source:WENNOriginal Chapter: Honorary
21. Jada Pinkett-Smith
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22. JoMarie Payton
Source:WENNOriginal Chapter: Honorary
23. North Hollywood Cinefest – Arrivals
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24. Marla Gibbs
Source:WENNOriginal Chapter: Honorary
25. A’ja Wilson
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Theta Gamma
26. Althea Gibson
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Beta Alpha
27. Lisa Borders
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Iota Mu
28. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Alpha Kappa Omega
29. Katherine Johnson
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Nu
30. Star Jones
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Lambda Zeta
31. Sunny Hostin
Source:WENNOriginal Chapter: Upsilon Nu Omega
32. Cassandra Wilson
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Beta Delta Omega
33. Shamari DeVoe
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Nu Lambda Omega
34. Marjorie Vincent-Tripp
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Beta
35. Yvette Lee Bowser
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Xi Beta
36. Donda West
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Alpha Eta
37. Jamilah Lemieux
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Delta Rho Omega
38. Roxie Roker
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Alpha
39. Vanessa Bell Calloway
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Delta Phi
40. Yvette Nicole Brown
Source:GettyOriginal Chapter: Delta Pi
41. Alicia Keys
Source:Keys SoulcareOriginal Chapter: Honorary
42. Yolanda Adams
Source:@arturoholmesphotosOriginal Chapter: Honorary
43. Ava DuVernay
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44. Iyanla Vanzant
Source:OWNOriginal Chapter: Honorary
45. Brandy
Source:eOneOriginal Chapter: Honorary