Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Alpha kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc (click here to see pictures of us!)

Chapter: Beta Beta

Founded:  January 15, 1908 at Howard University

Philanthropy:  The Ivy Reading AKAdemy, The Young Authors Program, Sickle Cell Anemia, HIV/AIDS Awareness Programs, Educational Advancement Foundation and Ivy Acres

Flower:  Pink Tea Rose

Colors:  Salmon Pink and Apple Green

Famous Members:  Gladys Knight, Rosa Parks, Wanda Sykes-Hall,
Phylicia Rashad, Lorette Divine, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Star Jones,
Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. Mae Jemison, Coretta Scott King, Eleanor Roosevelt,
Alicia Keys and Jada Pinkett-Smith

Fun Fact:   Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was the First African-American sorority founded for women.

Recent campus achievements: Vice President of the UCO Student Body in 2006, Destination UCO Chair, President of W.O.M.E.N., President of S.T.A.R.S., Diversity Recruitment Team, Leadership Fellow, UCO Wind Symphony, Miss Black UCO 2006 and Miss Sigma Kappa 2007.

Date founded at UCO:  March 31, 1962