We are doing big things here in South Florida in the name of Alpha Kappa Alpha!! My chapter was acknowledged for the beautiful Centennial Exhibit that was held for the public!!!
Black sorority shares 100 years of history
The local chapter of a national sorority hosted a historical exhibition in advance of its centennial celebration.
Miami Herald Staff Report
The Gamma Zeta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center on Monday wrapped up a 10-day exhibition in advance of the sorority's 100th anniversary.
The show, 100 years of Service to the Nation and the World: Countdown to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Centennial, 1908-2008, was held in the center's Amadiozi Art Gallery in Liberty City. It included artifacts, documents, articles, photographs and memorabilia depicting the history of AKA and its local chapter, which was founded 67 year ago.
A chapter statement said more than 300 people visited the exhibition.
Members of the sorority are getting ready for next year's centennial celebration early. The kickoff began with a national media blitz on Feb. 7, a day of worship at the Historic Mount Zion Baptist church on Feb. 11 and the unveiling of exhibits and historic documents at the main library of the Miami-Dade Public Library System.
Gamma Zeta Omega, the first graduate AKA chapter in Florida, was chartered on April 27, 1940, in Miami and is among the largest in the state.
Chapter programs include the Ivy Business AKAdemy, Black Family, Senior Citizens Outreach, Ivy Rosettes, Health and Wellness and the annual fundraisers the Emerald Gala and the Ebony Fashion Fair.
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the nation's oldest black Greek-letter sorority, was founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and has grown to an international membership of more than 200,000 in the United States, South Africa, the Caribbean and Europe.
''Alpha Kappa Alpha, over the last 99 years, has made significant contributions in education, healthcare and economic empowerment,'' said Linda J. Johnson, president of the Gamma Zeta Omega chapter. ``In every community where an AKA chapter has ever existed, one will find that services were rendered that positively affected some segment of the population.''
For more information on the chapter, log on to
www.akagzo.org.
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