This list of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorors (commonly referred to as AKAs) includes initiated and honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ), the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Black college women.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women who were known as The Original Group of 1908, and seven sophomores, honor students who are also considered founders and are known as The Sophomores of 1910.
Alpha Kappa Alpha has a membership of more than 200,000 women in over 950 chapters in the United States and several other countries. Membership is extended to female college undergraduate and graduate students. The sorority also bestows honorary membership as its highest honor.
Listed below are notable Alpha Kappa Alpha women such as the founders and international presidents, and members who are involved in the fields of arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, health, law, politics, science, literature and sports.
Art
Authors and journalists
Business
Civil rights and advocacy
Education
Entertainment
Acting
Models and pageant titleholders
Music
Television and film
Health and science
Law
Politics
Religion
Teresa Snorton
First woman to be elected bishop in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Sports
Honorary members
Citations
References
External links
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Archived 2019-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Honorary Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
- Honoring the Past: Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders
- Centennial Celebration: Founders
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Authors
- Political Graveyard's List of Alpha Kappa Alpha Politicians Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
