Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®
Founders
The Original Group:
Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Slowe and Marie Woolfolk Taylor led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, the nine Howard University students who came together to form Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority were the scholastic leaders of their classes. Each also had a special talent or gift that further enhanced the potential of this dynamic group.
The Sophomores:
Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Alice Murray, Sarah Meriweather Nutter, Joanna Berry Shields, Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry
With the exception of Ethel, the original group of women was comprised of college seniors. To ensure the continuity of the organization, seven Class of 1910 honor students who had expressed interest were invited to join without initiation.
The Incorporators:
Norma Boyd, Julia Brooks, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Nellie Quander, Nellie Pratt Russell and Minnie Smith
Nellie Quander was elected president in 1911. Under her visionary leadership, Alpha Kappa Alpha initiated a dynamic plan of expansion. The first step of establishing a national body in perpetuity was taken in 1913 when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was legally incorporated.
For more information about Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc, ® visit our international website at www.aka1908.com
For more information about the MidAtlantic Region visit Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. (aka1908.com)
The Original Group:
Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Slowe and Marie Woolfolk Taylor led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, the nine Howard University students who came together to form Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority were the scholastic leaders of their classes. Each also had a special talent or gift that further enhanced the potential of this dynamic group.
The Sophomores:
Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Alice Murray, Sarah Meriweather Nutter, Joanna Berry Shields, Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry
With the exception of Ethel, the original group of women was comprised of college seniors. To ensure the continuity of the organization, seven Class of 1910 honor students who had expressed interest were invited to join without initiation.
The Incorporators:
Norma Boyd, Julia Brooks, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Nellie Quander, Nellie Pratt Russell and Minnie Smith
Nellie Quander was elected president in 1911. Under her visionary leadership, Alpha Kappa Alpha initiated a dynamic plan of expansion. The first step of establishing a national body in perpetuity was taken in 1913 when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was legally incorporated.
For more information about Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc, ® visit our international website at www.aka1908.com
For more information about the MidAtlantic Region visit Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. (aka1908.com)
Iota Kappa Omega History
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Honoring our charters members! |
The Iota Kappa Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® was chartered on Saturday, October 28, 1972 with sixteen members. Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Barbara K. Phillips of Winston-Salem, North Carolina presided over the festivities of the day which included the closed chartering ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, followed by a public reception. Among the visiting Sorority members from throughout the Region was Supreme Parliamentarian Elizabeth S. Randolph of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The late Addie R. Gore served as our first president. The sixteen chartering members of Iota Kappa Omega chose “Communications through Service” as it’s umbrella theme and the Chapter has gone on to establish itself as a community leader in programs of social action and service. The 16 Charter members are: |
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Iota Kappa Omega Executive Board
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President: Delilah Jackson
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