AKA colonizes in Toronto
 

Canadian Greeks

Congrats to AKA on going International!

If I'm not mistaken, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has been international for quite some time.

http://www.akainternational.org/

Oops! Sorry! I didn't realize that....

Yes, but being Canadians, we like to think of ourselves as "international" and therefore, exotic. ;)

Is this the first Canadian colony/chapter/collegiate presence for AKA?


In any case, welcome to Canada! :)

:)

Congratulations AKA! :)

From what I can see, this is an Interest Group. They have not become a chartered chapter. Good Luck to the ladies.


This will be the first chapter in Canada, if everything goes according to plan.

Ummmmm, yes. We have been international for some time. :D

This is wonderful :D :D ...

This is also old.

enigma_AKA

So, is there an update?

Mucho Thanks!:)

im confused.

did these ladies intend to become ladies of AKA while creating Black Pearls? Does AKA officially affiliate themselves with BP?

lost...

So ... to clarify: Black Pearls is like an umbrella organization for both the AKA chapter in Toronto as well as volunteers who are interested in AKA but can't make membership reqs?

(Okay, so this is revealing my dorky middle school years here, but did anyone else notice that the graphics they are using on the menu bar at the top are from Sailor Moon? ...)

Still lost...so are these women members of Alpha Kappa Alpha? Some titled as Soror?

I was wondering that. too.

:confused: I see you are new to GC and have posted in the Omega forum and here in Greek Life regarding the AKA chapter in Canada, but not in the Delta Sigma Theta forum.:confused: Are you planning on stopping in and saying hello and telling us your chapter and things of that nature.

Congratulations to AKA for expanding into Canada. :)

I tried to discern / read between the lines what was going on, vis a vis the website.
It sounds like they are still an interest group and that they are not yet initiates, or they would calling themselves a chapter of AKA, not Black Pearls. Can you become an initiated AKA in Toronto without the Toronto chapter being officially established/realized? I am thinking "no".

Where it says:
"Today Black Pearls also includes AKA Soror Monique Taylor to the Board of Directors as well as BP Volunteers Dana Dynoll David, Sherrice Myers, and Chanel Stynder.", I am thinking that Monique Taylor must be an initiated AKA from a chapter elsewhere, and that she now lives in Toronto. It does not appear that any of the Black Pearls new inductees (for lack of a better word) are using the salutation of "Soror".

For what it's worth, it's quite challenging to get sufficient interest to get a new GLO chapter going in Canada, period (especially in the BIG cities. In the universities where the town is smaller, i.e. Waterloo, Greek Life thrives better). Canadian people that do not support Greek Life just tend to be suspicious that it's elitist, "exclusionary" (because you must be INVITED to join, you cannot just sign up and join), "too American" (sorry), "it's too expensive", "I don't want to buy my friends", blah blah blah, what have you.....

Actually the first group appear to be members of Alpha Kappa Alpha. If you look at the Photos and the listing of the membership, that seems to be the case. It seems that the volunteers do not meet the graduate criteria. I'm wondering if their purpose is somewhat like Sigma Gamma Rho's Philo Affiliate.....


ETA: Upon further reading, Black Pearls seems to be just a corporation that the members of this chapter founded to perform their community service. The volunteers again are not members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, but help out the corporation.

I have just introduced myself, CrimsonTide4. You can take a look whenever you get ready. Thanks a lot.

It is not a chapter, if you will. There are sorors in Canada. There are non-sorors in Canada. Nothing more. Nothing less.


That.is.all! :D

Nope.

HA! yeah I noticed that too. <------Not so closeted a dork

ok so this part sounds like they were initiated

but then we get here and it drops off

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

I think the phrase colonizes is throwing us off since NPHC orgs (except for Iota) do not colonize. There were 5 women initiated as AKAs, probably not enough to charter a chapter (just speculating here) so they formed this nonprofit org instead through which to do community service. As they garner more interest, they will probably charter a chapter.

Sounds creative and shows a deep commitment to service to me. Kudos.

[rant] That's why I can't wait to get out of here. I'm a little tired of people who tell me that I can't learn how to be "proper lady" because it, well, is "sexist" or "politically incorrect." It's no wonder that UNIVERSITY STUDENTS have to be taught business etiquette *LE SIGH*[/ rant]

Back to our regularly scheduled program.

OH, ok, that makes sense to me. If that is the case, I agree, that is creative and a good thing.

Hellos sorors and other greeks, i moved from Massachusetts to Canada and i know all the ladies of black pearls and they are all OFFICIAL members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
They were not enough members initiated to charter a chapter...and so they formed black pearls so that they could carry out and conduct their community service projects and raise awareness.

GREEKLIFE in canada is dead-er than dead...

The first AKA Grad Chapter should be chartered real soon.

So no worries, they are not perps or anyting of that sort...:D

I feel like what I am about to say was posted in another thread a long time ago, but here goes......

When it comes to NPHC members who are international.....in situations where there aren't enough members of a particular organization to charter a chapter, may a council of the NPHC be formed as an alternative for all those Greeks who want to have a social and service program?

Alpha once had a chapter in London, but I doubt we'll have one again. I've known many Alphas and AKAs who have passed through London on a short term basis, however (semester, year, three years) and I don't see why they couldn't be part of an NPHC there.

Just curious.

Congrats

Ha Ha ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Congrats on your non-chapter in Canada. Quick question, If AKA was international before (not) going to Canada, what other countries do they have chapters?

Although the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. are perfectly able to answer the question above themselves, I recalled that a link had already been posted in this thread that answered it:

http://www.akainternational.org

We do have a national website: www.aka1908.com, if you care to familiarize yourself with the organization, its members, its chapters, its programs and its history.
Everything you or anyone needs to know is there.


The situation in Canada has been answered, although, IMO, some of it was TMI.

Nonetheless, to the sorors in Canada, as you continue to render SUPREME SERVICE TO ALL MANKIND, kudos to you! I'm sure we will see you in Detroit.

Pika, get your lazy bum on the internet and do some research yourself. I am sure you will find out the answer to your question.

Hiss. :rolleyes:

Already did thanks to AKA2D.

Onyx,
Welcome to GC. If you would introduce yourself on AKA Avenue, that would be great! http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...threadid=19197

Thanks

Good for you.



Soror Fire, did the intro thing.


ONYX 1908.

I don't think I would agree with that, but Greek Life in Canada certainly isn't like it is Ole Miss or UF, that's for certain.
We're probably more like Greek Life in the Northeast...smaller scale, lower key, etc.

Thank you for the explanation / clarification. I did not know that this was the case, and therefore, I'm always appreciative to learn new things about the NPHC GLOs.