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"On January 29, 1913, under the provisions of Subchapter three of Chapter XVII of the Code of the Laws of the District of Columbia, Alpha Kappa Alpha was incorporated as a perpetual body with "power to organize, institute, and charter subordinate chapters whose particular purposes and objective would be educational," and "would promote the intellectual standard and mutual uplift of its members."

Parker, Marjorie H. "Past is Prologue: 1908-1999." (1999).

Thanks to Soror Nellie Quander, Soror Minnie B. Smith, Soror Nellie Pratt Russell, Soror Julia Evangeline Brooks, Soror Ethel Jones Mowbray, and Soror Norma Elizabeth Boyd for ensuring the longevity of ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA.