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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

Maya Angelou Source:WENN

Original Chapter: Honorary

2. Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad

Original Chapter: Alpha

3. Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Original Chapter: Epsilon Lambda

4. Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Original Chapter: Gamma Theta

5. Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

Original Chapter: Alpha

6. Cathy Hughes

Cathy Hughes

Original Chapter: Honorary

7. Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Original Chapter: Honorary

8. Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight

Original Chapter: Honorary

9. Vice President Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris

Original Chapter: Alpha

10. Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

11. Suzanne de Passe

Suzanne de Passe Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

12. C. Delores Tucker

C. Delores Tucker Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

13. Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

14. Bernice King

Bernice King Source:WENN

Original Chapter: Kappa Omega

15. Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

16. Jessye Norman

Jessye Norman Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

17. Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

18. Alice Walker

Alice Walker Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

19. Regina Taylor

Regina Taylor Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Kappa Mu

20. Tika Sumpter

Tika Sumpter Source:WENN

Original Chapter: Honorary

21. Jada Pinkett-Smith

Jada Pinkett-Smith Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

22. JoMarie Payton

JoMarie Payton Source:WENN

Original Chapter: Honorary

23. North Hollywood Cinefest – Arrivals

North Hollywood Cinefest - Arrivals Source:WENN

North Hollywood Cinefest – Arrivals

24. Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs Source:WENN

Original Chapter: Honorary

25. A’ja Wilson

A'ja Wilson Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Theta Gamma

26. Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Beta Alpha

27. Lisa Borders

Lisa Borders Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Iota Mu

28. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Alpha Kappa Omega

29. Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Nu

30. Star Jones

Star Jones Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Lambda Zeta

31. Sunny Hostin

Sunny Hostin Source:WENN

Original Chapter: Upsilon Nu Omega

32. Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Beta Delta Omega

33. Shamari DeVoe

Shamari DeVoe Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Nu Lambda Omega

34. Marjorie Vincent-Tripp

Marjorie Vincent-Tripp Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Beta

35. Yvette Lee Bowser

Yvette Lee Bowser Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Xi Beta

36. Donda West

Donda West Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Alpha Eta

37. Jamilah Lemieux

Jamilah Lemieux Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Delta Rho Omega

38. Roxie Roker

Roxie Roker Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Alpha

39. Vanessa Bell Calloway

Vanessa Bell Calloway Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Delta Phi

40. Yvette Nicole Brown

Yvette Nicole Brown Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Delta Pi

41. Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys Source:Keys Soulcare

Original Chapter: Honorary

42. Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Adams Source:@arturoholmesphotos

Original Chapter: Honorary

43. Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

44. Iyanla Vanzant

Iyanla Vanzant Source:OWN

Original Chapter: Honorary

45. Brandy

Brandy Source:eOne

Original Chapter: Honorary