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List of Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine members who are known as The Original Group of 1908. Later, seven other sophomores expressed interest in the sorority, and were accepted without being initiated and are known as The Sophomores of 1910. In 1913, a dichotomy existed within the sorority, and seven members wanted to re-organize Alpha Kappa Alpha. The seven wanted to "establish a national organization, enlarge the scope of activities of the sorority, change its name and symbols, and be more politically oriented." However, graduate Nellie Quander was dismayed at the plans and organized The Incorporators of 1913, who incorporated the organization as a perpetual body on January 29, 1913. A day later, on January 30, 1913, t

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President of Paine College illustrator First African-American female astronaut in space sculptor and author Miss America 1984 for seven weeks after Vanessa Lynn Williams Founder: Original Group in 1908; teacher at Morgan College First African-American female to form a commercial bank in the United States first to lead the Publisher's Association artist, painter, and writer President of Johnson C. Smith University educator and social worker authors of Having Our Say and civil rights activists cabinet member from Liberia n15: First African-American Supreme Court Justice on the Florida Supreme Court. Founder of DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, Illinois author of My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House and White House maid and seamstress President of the A.M.E. Church Women's Missionary Society n17: Pulitzer Prize winning author President and Chief Executive Officer of Venture Philanthropy Partners artist and sculptor President of E. G. Bowman Company, Incorporated chaired the NAACP's national board of directors in 1975 Civil Rights Activist who supported sit-ins and the Freedom Rides pediatrician and Assistant Surgeon General President of Southern University System from 1988 to 1996. Democratic U.S. House of Representatives Congresswoman of Texas's 30th Congressional District Artistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater dean of College of Liberia First African-American to win a Grand Slam in tennis n37: Serves on the Bahamas Supreme Court Civil Rights activist Incorporator of 1913; English and Spanish teacher; School principal and dean of girls at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. South African ambassador to the United States author of A Voice from the South by a Black Woman of the South; feminist First African-American figure skater to win a gold medal Civil Rights leader; Wife of Dr. Martin Luther King first African-American female to own a television station, WGTW-TV Founder: Sophomore Group of 1910; teacher media psychologist who is an advice columnist for Essence actress on 227 and The Jeffersons Founder: Original Group in 1908; English teacher in Pennsylvania and North Carolina Businesswoman recipient of the William F. Nabors Marketer of the Year Award 1.57788E9 Texas state representative author of Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You Owe Me actress on ''Family Matters pianist and writer First African-American news anchor on the West Coast Gold medal Bahamian runner in the 400 meter track at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Gold-medal winner of bobsledding competition in the 2002 Winter Olympics First African-American to win a tennis medal creator of CNN's Trumpet Awards and creator of the "Xernona Clayton Show" on WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. civil rights activist, first African-American woman to work at a white newspaper, Compass Incorporator of 1913; First Supreme Basileus of organization jazz singer First African-American Federal District Judge in Western District of Oklahoma. Founder: Original Group in 1908; teacher Michigan state representative First African-American Chief Supreme Court Justice on the Georgia Supreme Court. writing and producing Half & Half, Living Single, and A Different World. pianist and soloist Founder: Original Group in 1908; home economics teacher Founder and Executive Director of 5000 Role Models of Excellence, Incorporated Democratic Congresswoman of North Carolina's 1st Congressional District from 1993 to 2003. Incorporator of 1913; teacher President of Langston University Lead singer of Gladys Knight and the Pips; Grammy award winning gospel and R&B artist Wife of Claude Black; civil rights advocate publisher of Pittsburgh Courier playwright and performance artist of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. first African female President of the United Nations General Assembly from Liberia. surgeon and cancer researcher author of Breath, Eyes, Memory Founder: Sophomore Group of 1910; Incorporator of 1913; mathematics teacher; founder of Non-Partisan Council First female president of Liberia Democratic Congresswoman of California's 37th Congressional District from 1973 to 1975 and represented California's 28th Congressional District from 1975 to 1979. Also represents the second district on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. filmmaker of Daughters of the Dust Civil Rights leader; daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King President of Kentucky State University activist in civil and human rights cancer researcher, former President of California State University child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst first African-American female United States Secretary of Energy n75: poet and author Founder of the Smith-Robertson Museum and Cultural Center author and attorney Founder: Sophomore Group of 1910; teacher at Slater Normal School, now known as Winston-Salem State University First female mayor of Bermuda founder of the Harlem Rehabilitation Center in Harlem, New York n84: Civil Rights Activist former news anchor for WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C. for 17 years. Meteorologist for WNBC in New York City poet first African-American female on the Young Women's Christian Association's board; founder of Palmer Memorial Institute founder of a Chicago private school Former Democratic Congresswoman of California's 37th Congressional District journalist and author Grammy-award winning R&B singer Founder of Hull House in Chicago; Nobel Peace Prize recipient author of Raising Kanye; Chairwoman of English Department at Chicago State University, mother of Kanye West actress on The Cosby Show circuit court judge First female President of the United Nations General Assembly; Indian diplomat n103: n107: Civil Rights Activist; First African-American Secretary of State in Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1977. n110: Founder: Original Group in 1908; history teacher in Rocky Mount, North Carolina New York State and Army National Guard's Assistant Adjutant General n113: actress on Star Trek; NASA recruiter concert performer Top WNBA draft pick; basketball player President of Planned Parenthood from 1978 to 1992; President of Center for the Advancement of Women Nobel Prize winning author churchwoman from St. Croix, Virgin Islands Democratic Congresswoman of California's 33rd Congressional District Chief Judge in Massachusetts State Court; judge in U.S. Magistrate n120: physician and first female alumna trustee of Howard University founder of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women first Children's Bureau director President of Norfolk State University First African-American President of an Ivy League institution ; president of Smith College President of the Fund for Corporate Initiatives; on the Board of Directors for Phillips Petroleum, Gannett, and Kellogg television producer; Granddaughter of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Desegregated the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma Governor-general from Barbados; Permanent representative to the United Nations teacher at Virginia State University and North Carolina Central University; civil rights activist first African-American to serve on the Miami, Florida City Commission and Florida's the Department of Community Affairs. ballerina writer; granddaughter of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Founder: Sophomore Group of 1910; Incorporator of 1913; Culinary Artist and teacher first African-American opera singer humanitarian and founder of the Women's Forum education activist President of Malcolm X College in Chicago actress and comedian Wife of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu African American civil rights activist, judge, and state senator one founder of the National Association of Colored Women n139: n140: first woman president of the National Dental Association in 1997. United States Ambassador from the Republic of Benin first African-American book publisher in the United Kingdom; also was inducted into the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. author, television host and attorney Democratic U.S. House of Representatives Congresswoman of Indiana's 1st Congressional District from 1982-1985. co-owner of Atlanta Daily World Democratic U.S. House of Representatives Congresswoman of Texas's 18th Congressional District activist in vocational education Judge in New Orleans Member of the House of Representatives in the U.S. state of Georgia. Civil Rights leader; Stemmed the Montgomery Bus Boycott first African-American actress that won an Emmy award Emmy award winning actress only African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for writing; CEO of de Passe Entertainment First U.S. woman ambassador to the United Nations. Founder, Syndenham Hospital, Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the United States. n150: Vice-President of Alabama's State Board of Education opera singer first African-American female to receive a patent for a medical procedure, the Cataract Laserphaco Probe in 1988 Founded National Center of Afro-American Artists and the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts actress on Waiting to Exhale Democratic Congresswoman of Illinois' 7th Congressional District from 1973 to 1997. Senior judge of District of Columbia's Court of Appeals Founder: Sophomore Group of 1910; switchboard operator at Howard University n157: British Labour Party Member of Parliament, representing the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. Founder: Original Group in 1908; teacher; guiding light of sorority founding United States Ambassador from Uganda First female president of the Latin American Studies Club actress on The Jeffersons nurse who founded Phyllis Wheatley Association & House in Cleveland Founder: Sophomore Group of 1910; teacher at Alabama A&M University where a building is named in her honor First female to be honored with "Man of the Year" by the Chicago Urban League actress in Coming to America A founder of the National Association of Colored Women. Co-author of Two Colored Women with the A.E.F. First African-American woman to be part owner of a major National Basketball Association team, the Chicago Bulls. first African-American to own and operate a radio station in the city of Detroit; president and chairperson of the Bell Broadcasting Corporation dancer and choreographer; wife of Geoffrey Holder Miss America 1991; news anchor Founder: Original Group in 1908; Latin teacher Founder: Original Group in 1908; principal; tennis champion; Dean of Women, Howard University first female national president of NAACP Educator from Nassau, Bahamas first African-American female mayor of Washington, D.C. actress and singer n176: First African-American woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal and the first American woman to win a gold medal in track and field duringthe 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Mother of the Year in 1946 Founder and owner of Radio One State Representative of Texas. Completed a State Office Complex outside of Austin. Miss America 1990; veterinarian Founder: Sophomore Group of 1910; graduate of liberal arts and pedagogy first ballerina of Houston Ballet

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine members who are known as The Original Group of 1908. Later, seven other sophomores expressed interest in the sorority, and were accepted without being initiated and are known as The Sophomores of 1910. In 1913, a dichotomy existed within the sorority, and seven members wanted to re-organize Alpha Kappa Alpha. The seven wanted to "establish a national organization, enlarge the scope of activities of the sorority, change its name and symbols, and be more politically oriented." However, graduate Nellie Quander was dismayed at the plans and organized The Incorporators of 1913, who incorporated the organization as a perpetual body on January 29, 1913. A day later, on January 30, 1913, the organization was nationally incorporated as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. The seven dissenters along with fifteen other women organized Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on January 13, 1913. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will celebrate centennially on January 15, 2008. Membership is extended to female college undergraduate and graduate students. The sorority also bestows honorary membership as the highest honor. Listed below are the founders and international presidents of Alpha Kappa Alpha, as well as notable Alpha Kappa Alpha members (both initiated and honorary) involved in the fields of arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, health, law, politics, science, and sports.