Alpha Kappa Alpha: 100 Plus Years of the Ivy "Spreading and Climbing"

[IlovemyAKA]

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.

[AKA2D '91]

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

Compliments of Ms. Public Service (Thanks!)

[06pilot]

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.

[AKA2D '91]

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

[AKA4MJ]

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.

[Phrozen1ne]

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

[Little32]

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.

[1908Revelations]

I like that Soror Little!

[Little32]

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

[Little32]

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.

[06pilot]

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

[Blacksocialite]

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.

[1908Revelations]

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

[ladygreek]

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.

[EssenceofElle55]

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.