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About Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
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 In 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority became America's first Greek-letter organization established
by Black college women. Her roots date back to Howard University,
Washington, D.C., where the idea for formation was conceived by Ethel
Hedgeman Lyle of St. Louis, Missouri. She viewed the Sorority as an
instrument for enriching the social and intellectual aspects of college
life by providing mental stimulation through interaction with friends
and associates. Through the years, however, Alpha Kappa Alpha's
function has become more complex. After her incorporation as a
perpetual body in 1913, Alpha Kappa Alpha gradually branched out and
became the channel through which selected college-trained women
improved the socioeconomic conditions in their city, state, nation, and
the world.
In a world in which materialism is pervasive, and technology and
competition have decreased the need for collaboration and cooperation,
it is critical to have an association that cuts across racial,
international, physical, and social barriers to help individuals and
communities develop and maintain constructive relationships with
others. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is that vital organization.
Alpha Kappa Alpha is a sisterhood composed of women who have
consciously chosen this affiliation as a means of self-fulfillment
through volunteer service. Alpha Kappa Alpha cultivates and encourages
high scholastic and ethical standards; promotes unity and friendship
among college women; alleviates problems concerning girls and women;
maintains a progressive interest in college life; and serves all
mankind through a nucleus of more than 170,000 women in the United
States, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa.
For more information on Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, visit our
International Website at www.aka1908.com.
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