I'm trying to come up with some shirt ideas. Creative Sorors, please pm me, and I'll let you know what I have so far.

http://www.blacknews.com/pr/akasorority501.html

Compliments of Ms. Public Service (Thanks!)

I wish you all a pleasant and wonderful Founders day celebration. I only wish I could be there in DC and witness the event, but I have to do my monthly National guard duty that weekend. Too bad. Have a great time.

January to July: The Celebration Continues
 

Don't fret. We'll be back in DC in July. :D

Centennial Birthday Celebration Happy Hour @ Ozio
 

Sorors, Frat, Greeks and Friends you are invited to attend the Centennial Birthday Celebration Happy Hour @ Ozio.


When: January 15,2008 @ 6:00 p.m.

Where:Ozio Restaurant and Lounge
1813 M Street NW
(near Connecticut Ave & 18th Street)
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.oziodc.com/

This is FREE! Cover starts @ 10 p.m. and will be set by the establishment.

Mavis Johnson-Collie
 

Thought this might be of interest to you ladies-

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated member Mavis Johnson-Collie was interviewed by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated member Brother Tony Reeves Esq. on his radio show "In The Know." I thought it was interesting and decided to share.

The Interview title :Who will lead the way internationally?
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/inthekn...t-does-it-mean

Sorors,

I wrote several Centennial Moments for my chapter over the past year, and as our Centennial approaches, I want to share with you the fruits of my research.

Sisterly,

Little32


The fall semester of 1915 was an eventful time for the Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Newly incorporated and under the leadership of basileus, founder, and incorporator Norma Boyd and with the encouragement of Supreme Basileus Nellie Quander, Alpha Kappa Alpha achieved another of many organizational firsts. One Sunday afternoon that fall, the Alpha Chapter inaugurated its public meeting practice by hosting its first public political awareness meeting on the campus of Howard University. The speaker for the event, Martin B. Madden, was an Illinois congressman (1905-1928) and a champion of global human rights. Attendance of the event was so large that the organizers were forced to move from Rankin Chapel to Howard Theater, so that all could be accommodated.

This event solidified, in the infancy of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., a dual interest in impacting positively issues of human and civil rights and increasing public awareness about those matters. These concerns echo throughout the history of our illustrious organization with programs such as the American Council on Human Rights organized by 11th Supreme Basileus Beulah Whitby and the Health Resource and Management platform, which is a part of our centennial “The Heart of ESP” programming.

I like that Soror Little!

Thanks Soror! PM me and tell me how your holidays were.

The Mississippi Health Project
 

By the second quarter century of its existence, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority had established itself as the premier sisterhood for African American women. Having done this, the leaders of Alpha Kappa Alpha put into action plans to affect communities on a world wide scale.
One such program was the Mississippi Health Project. The brainchild of eighth Supreme Basileus, Ida Louise Jackson, the program was initiated in 1933. Born and raised in Vicksburg, MS., Supreme Basileus Jackson knew first hand the need for medical outreach among the rural communities in Mississippi. With the approval of the United States Public Health Service, Alpha Kappa Alpha created a program designed to provide medical prevention and treatment services in these communities. They set up clinics in churches, schools, and sometimes old plantations. Beginning in the summer of 1935, volunteers, many of whom were also members, travelled daily, sometimes between 40 and 60 miles and often on hot, dusty Mississippi roads, to provide vaccinations and information on nutrition to indigent populations.

In the seven years of its operation, the Mississippi Health project vaccinated more than 15,000 children against small pox and diphtheria. The project was pioneering in the ways that it successfully reached these rural African American communities. It was lauded by many national presses and was a catalyst for the federal government to begin to rethink its strategies for medical outreach in these communities. Our legacy of being pioneers in the realm of medical outreach is continued in the Centennial Program with platform #5, Healthcare Management and Economics. The spirit of the project is also alive and well in the efforts of Soror Persharon Dixon, who for the past two years has dedicated her life to providing service for those whose lives were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

Thanks for the hisotry. I really enjoy reading things like this.

Supreme Basileus to appear on Tom Joyner's Show this Friday
 

Soror Barbara A. McKinzie, Supreme Basileus, will be a guest this Friday, January 11, on the Tom Joyner Morning Show talking about the Centennial and this weekend's celebration.

She will be interviewed at about 7:45 am EST. The interview should last about five minutes. If your local radio stations do not carry the Tom Joyner Morning Show, please check out www.blackamericaweb .com to listen to the show live via the web.

Dang Soror you are quick draw mcgraw!!! I was just about to post this!!

That is too early for me. LOL Do you think it will be available at a later time? I would love to hear it, although I think 5 minutes is way too short.

I had the pleasure of meeting her this summer at the Klave as I was an escort for our national president. She is a very gracious woman.

Soror Little you are on it! Thank you for this wonderful history. I'm on my way to the Alpha Chapter Celebration, this just adds to my excitement.:D

If you miss any of the TJMS, you can go to the site and watch/listen to the show online.

Sorors who will be in D.C. this weekend, please post pics ASAP. Unfortunately, barring a small miracle, I will not make it there :(, but I will see you all in July.

^^^
Ditto! I would love to see a video of the events of Founders Day since I won't be able to make it. Once in a lifetime event!

Here is a link I thought you might be interested. Its an interview with the International 1st Vice President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Carolyn House-Stewart, Esq. on Alpha Brother Tony Reeves Esq. radio show "In The Know."

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/inthekn...-House-Stewart

Even Barbie wants to be like us!
 

Barbie rushes in

Alpha Kappa Alpha's centennial spurs Mattel to make doll

January 11, 2008

BY CHERYL V. JACKSON cjackson@suntimes.com

In the midst of a makeover and prepping for the ultimate birthday, the nation's oldest predominantly-black Greek-lettered sorority has turned the head of none other than Barbie.

Mattel Inc. will make a collectable Barbie based on Chicago-headquartered Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Mattel Inc. will make a collectible Barbie based on Chicago-headquartered Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

(AP)
Mattel sought licensing for the doll -- the first in the company's flagship brand based on any sorority and any predominately black organization -- upon learning that Alpha Kappa Alpha is marking its 100th anniversary this year, said Elizabeth Grampp, director of Barbie collector marketing.
"When you pair that milestone with an organization representing an amazing cross section of women who are empowered leaders in any field, it's a real opportunity to introduce the hobby of collecting to a new group of collectors," Grampp said. "It's such a landmark event."

Read the story here.

SHUT UP!!!!!

I know my LSs SororMom will be in line for THAT as she's collected Barbie for YEARS. Shoot, I will be too! :p
Thanks!

I'm not a collector, but I will be getting this one as well!

And you're welcome.

I might buy two! I wonder if they will be sold just this year or if it will be a mainstay. I think they would make cute initiation gifts or a great collector's item to give if I am ever blessed with a daughter of my own that becomes a Soror.

Thumbs up Mattel!!

AKA makes me happier every single day!!! :)

That's what I said. I thought about myself, my nieces, my daughter (lmao)...gotta speak it into existence! (smile) :p

My mother will think that as long as we have 1, it's in the family. :smirk: She knows me. I have to have my own. :D The one she "buys" will be for the family. The one I will buy, will be the one for ME. :p

Alternative to Mattel
 

The doll conceived and created by a Soror.
> http://www.sisterhoodboutique.com/default.asp
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I remember havin barbie as a child!! I can't wait to have another one as an adult....especially an AKA one!! I think i'm buy two.....one to play wit and one to keep as a collectors item......lol

I bought Ivy Rose and I must say that the doll is beautiful!

Skee Wee Sorors,

The doll sounds wonderful!!

Please PM me to obtain a listing of ideas that one of our Regional Directors has for us to do on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 :), in commemorating our centennial birthday!! We can all do these things. It should be great!!

SC

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I guess we are already talking about the Barbie doll, silly me...carry on.

Sorors,

3 more days...I know I will be sining the Hymn all day at work in my head on Tuesday, I just hope I don't start crying at my desk. :D

My students are going to think I'm going on a job interview or something. I never get "extra dressed up" at school but I want to wear my pin so I'm wearing my black suit.

I'm so excited!

I'm So Excited
 

How My Chapter is Celebrating
 

My chapter will be serving refreshments in our student lounge on campus. We'll have our scrapbook, display boards, etc., set up for people to look at as well. We're also making a banner that will hang outside of our student union building all week. Each of us is going to sign it with our line information. Later tonight, we'll be having dinner at Picadilly with our sponsoring grad chapter.

I'm too excited for words for what today has in store! :D

Alpha Kappa Alpha Ushers in Centennial Year
 

CHICAGO, IL--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 9, 2008 -- When the clock ticked to 12:01 and a new year -- 2008 -- ushered in, Alpha Kappa Alpha marked its Centennial year.
This history-making triumph makes the Sorority the first college-educated, primarily African-American female organization to reach this milestone.


To commemorate this 100-year landmark, the Sorority has a host of celebratory activities planned during the year.

Led by its Centennial International President Barbara A. McKinzie, more than 25,000 members will converge upon Washington, D.C. for two major events.

The yearlong celebration begins at AKA's birth home of Howard University from January 12-15. It was at Howard that nine visionary women founded the organization with the first chapter being Alpha chapter. Only a few decades removed from slavery, the nine founders made service the core mission of the Sorority. That mission continues today.

In tribute to the first chapter and to Alpha Kappa Alpha's "birth mothers," the four-day salute includes a mix of ritual, reflection and congratulations. Luminaries with ties to Alpha Kappa Alpha's first chapter will be showcased during the four days including incorporators, former national presidents and other achievers initiated in Alpha chapter.

Among those who will attend are 103-year old Hazel Hainsworth Young, the oldest active member of the Sorority. Actress, trailblazer and Alpha initiate Phylicia Rashad is expected to attend. Faye Bryant, a past international president and an initiate of Alpha chapter, will also lead the festivities.

Beginning on Saturday, January 12, members will convene at the Renaissance Hotel for a reception hosted by The College of Arts and Sciences. A high point of the event will be the unveiling of scrapbooks from members that span the 100-year life of the chapter. The journals will provide a graphic diary of the chapter's centennial.

Sunday, January 13, begins with Alpha chapter's annual religious celebration. Rev. Calvin O. Butts of New York is the speaker. At the culmination of the service, the Sorority will present a monetary gift to the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel.

The day will cap off with a gala.

Designated as "Service Day," Monday, January 14, will see members dedicate a library at the Middle School for Mathematics and Science at 2PM, which is a public school on Howard University's campus. A massive donation of books will be presented to the school as a show of support for its mission. The school is also the site of Miner Hall where AKA was born.

There will also be a dedication of the library at Asbury Dwelling for Senior Citizens. The Asbury Dwelling is a site where Alpha chapter spent considerable time providing comfort to the seniors.

Tuesday, January 15 is the actual birth date of the Sorority and the solemn pilgrimage to historical markers on Howard University's campus represents the "climactic high point of the weekend." There will be five stops -- all of which have historic significance to Alpha Kappa Alpha. At each stop, a chime will sound and the members will walk in unison, and in silent reverence, to the sites that bear witness to AKA's history.

This Celebration is the first of two major events to take place during its Centennial year. More than 20,000 members will converge upon Washington, D.C. for its Centennial International Conference from July 12-18. At that time, more tributes and commemorations will take place. The sorority will use the week to engage in a series of meetings, plenaries and "conversations" about how to deal with today's pressing issues while charting a course for the Sorority as it enters its second millennium. The public will be invited to some of the events.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is America's first Greek-letter organization founded in 1908 by, and for, African-American college women. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, it is one of the world's leading service organizations. The sorority's members have made a commitment "to serve all mankind" through a nucleus of more than 200,000 women in over 975 chapters in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, Germany, Korea, Japan and on the continent of Africa. Barbara A. McKinzie is the 27th International President. Because her term coincides with the 100-year anniversary, she is being hailed as the "Centennial National President."

Congratualtions to all of my SisterGreeks of AKA. Hope you all enjoy your centennial celebration of your wonderful sisterhood. Paint the world Pink & Green.:)

Sorors,

It snowed here in Detroit last night but that's not keeping us from painting the city pink and green. There are alot of events going on to celebrate our 100th Anniversary. Church services, community service projects, parties and of course a joint chapters Founders' Day luncheon etc.

We are wearing our pink and green w/ pride to work and to the voting polls today. Also alot of us are going out to dinner after work to reminisce and have birthday cake. :)

Congrats and Happy 100 Years to the Ladies of AKA. :)

Congrats ladies

Happy 100th Sorors!

http://hvpress.net/


January 15th, 2008
Centennial Anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha


Washington , DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee today commemorated the 100th Anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority. Noting its tremendous and enduring legacy of leadership and service, Senator Clinton and Congresswoman Jackson Lee announced that they would place a special commemoration of AKA's anniversary in the Congressional Record of both chambers of Congress when the House and Senate resume this month.

"AKA's members have built an enduring legacy of leadership and service that has made a profound contribution to our history and to our future. When Representative Jackson Lee and I hosted AKA leadership and many members on Capitol Hill, I was reminded yet again of the remarkable strength and unwavering dedication of AKA to improve the lives of others. As the sorors of AKA celebrate this significant milestone, I add to the chorus of thanks and praise for your 100 years of groundbreaking achievement and the many accomplishments yet to come."

"I am honored and privileged to recognize and celebrate the 100 year anniversary of this historic and monumental organization. As a Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., I have experienced first hand how this organization has forged through racial and cultural barriers to cultivate, guide and shape the lives of many minority women through out this country," stated Congresswoman Jackson Lee. "By preparing young women worldwide for educational success, leadership and community service, this organization has refined the talents of world leaders, activists, actresses, and many more who have gone on to provide resources and expertise, addressing many of the critical issues affecting our world, nation, and local communities today. There are so many other wonderful AKA members in Congress and we look forward to working with them in this commemoration."

Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by black college women. The sorority was founded in 1908 Howard University in Washington , D.C. by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle. Over the past century, AKA has evolved into a nationwide organization of college-trained women working to improve the socioeconomic conditions in their cities, States and countries throughout the world. Today, the sorority serves through a membership of more than 200,000 women in over 975 chapters in the United States and several other countries.


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